NEWS
Mo Foes for PSS
AJP’s editor will be growing a moustache in November to raise money for the Pharmacists’ Support Service Pharmacists have been pushed to their limits in 2020, with the Pharmacy Support …
‘There are no prizes for dispensing huge numbers of scripts or working long hours without a break.’
AJP speaks with 2020 Pharmacist of the Year Kay Dunkley about how she came to be at the forefront of practitioner wellbeing Last month, Kay Dunkley was named Pharmacist of …
Another angry patient smashes up a pharmacy
A man has been charged after he allegedly smashed a COVID screen into a pharmacist’s face, as a Victorian pharmacist recounts an incident of violence at her own store The …
50-year-old pharmacy to close: and a call to landlords
“I can’t be out by five – I can’t pack up the pharmacy,” says Anja Faustein, owner of the Elizabeth Street Pharmacy in Melbourne, on Monday morning – only days …
Pharmacist pinged for importing masks
The TGA has issued an infringement notice for $2,664 to a Sydney-based pharmacist for the alleged unlawful importation of medical face masks in relation to COVID-19 The pharmacist allegedly breached …
The week in review
Registrations opened for APP, pharmacists encountered aggressive patients, and CWH reported a lift in sales while another network announced it was closing some stores… This week, Chemist Warehouse co-founder Jack …
‘Immediately he started swearing “f*ck, f*ck”… the guy, he transformed.’
AJP speaks to the pharmacist who recently had a customer smash a Perspex screen into his face, who says he’s copped more physical and verbal abuse in the past year …
Safety first: the cost of COVID
The API group has released its 2020 full year results, with reported earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of $4.4 million and reported Net Profit After Tax (NPAT) of minus …
Call for pharmacist funding in aged care
As the final hearing into the aged care sector takes place, stakeholders are calling for change – with one group calling for nothing less than a complete overhaul of the …
Practitioners not ‘medicine cops’
GPs are worried about their safety as real time prescription monitoring is introduced – but this misses the point about harm minimisation, say pharmacists The Australian Medical Association Queensland has …
Artemisia warning
The TGA is warning consumers and health professionals that listed medicines containing herbal ingredients from the Artemisia species may pose a risk during pregnancy Artemisia species have been traditionally used for a variety …
Alternative OCP approved to address shortages
TGA grants approval for import and supply of two alternative products to address the Brevinor and Norimin shortages The TGA advised health professionals and consumers in August that there was …