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Another high-risk CWH location revealed
NSW Health has warned customers of a Chemist Warehouse to be alert to COVID-19 symptoms The Chemist Warehouse at Casula was visited by a person with a confirmed case of …
Moving forward
TGA opens the first door on the COVID vaccine registration pathway for AZ option The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has granted a provisional determination to AstraZeneca for its COVID-19 Vaccine, …
Holding the line
Don’t give in to pressure to water down proposed regulations around prescription-only vaping, e-cigarettes, Senator tells government A motion has been moved in the Senate calling for the government to …
Leading the way
2020 Clinical Pharmacy Award winner revealed by SHPA Dr Erica Tong is the 2020 recipient of the Australian Clinical Pharmacy Award, from the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA). …
How have pharmacy students and educators been affected by COVID-19?
AJP journalist Sheshtyn Paola chats with pharmacy students Ethan Kreutzer and Rheanna Norris, and pharmacy professor Tina Brock, about their experiences during the pandemic
The week in review
All eyes were on Canberra this week as the Federal Budget was handed down, with a boost to health This week saw economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic prioritised in …
Pharmacist snooped using colleagues’ login
After her marriage ended, worry about her daughter and an ‘obsession’ with her former husband’s partner triggered a pharmacist into inappropriately accessing their medical records The New Zealand Health Practitioners …
‘The most extreme case of the misuse of psychotropic medication that I have ever seen.’
Pharmacists, and accredited pharmacists in particular, need to be empowered to report inappropriate prescribing of psychotropics in people with intellectual disability if they perceive it to be abuse and/or neglect, …
Let pharmacists provide more support
One stakeholder is urging decision-makers to make use of pharmacists when it comes to helping Australians manage their mental health One in five Australians are affected by mental illness annually, …
Two CWH & a Priceline on COVID watch list
Three pharmacies have been visited by a COVID-19 case in recent days, as poll results show more than half of pharmacies are doing major cleaning every day to reduce risk …
Vita Gummies makers slammed with $164k fine
The manufacturers allegedly omitted milk products as an allergen on the ingredient warning in advertising two products targeted at children The TGA has issued 13 infringement notices totalling $164,520 to …
The need to seek help
Pharmacist Curtis Ruhnau talks about why you should join our webinar on mental health in the pharmacy profession To coincide with Mental Health Week (10-18 Oct), the AJP and Pharmacist’s …
