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The top tips
What clinical advice were pharmacists seeking this year? We reveal our 10 best read clinical tips columns for 2020 Our AJP readers accessed our weekly clincial tips columns in greater …
A new opportunity
Position vacant: PDL is looking for an additional national professional officer Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL) is a member owned organisation supporting around 30,000 pharmacist members and the pharmacy profession. The …
Victorian pharmacists recognised for excellence
The PSA Victorian branch has announced the state’s Pharmacist of the Year, ECP of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award winners and more A number of Victorian pharmacists have been honoured …
Proceedings follow $40k fine
The ACCC has begun proceedings against a women’s clothing company for alleged false or misleading claims about its ‘Anti-virus Activewear’ The ACCC alleges that In July 2020, Lorna Jane claimed …
Convicted pharmacist struck off over illegal vaccine supply
A former Sydney proprietor has been struck off the register after she was jailed for supplying thousands of Gardasil 9 vaccines without the proper authority A NSW tribunal has cancelled …
Getting educated
Our CPD-accredited articles were better read than ever before in 2020. So what were the ten best read education articles for the year? These are our ten most clicked CPD-accredited …
Left out again
“Confusion and frustration” are rife over the seeming exclusion of community pharmacy from COVID vaccine rollout plans, a Guild leader says Community pharmacy is expressing “confusion and frustration” over its …
Four of the best
Pharmacists who had gone above and beyond in the 2019-20 bushfires received a visit – and a citation – from an unexpected guest David Heffernan, president of the NSW branch …
The week in review
Here’s our last week in review for what’s certainly been a memorable year… and once again, COVID-19 is in the headlines If you’d been wondering just how much the Federal …
The top ten: the business lowdown
What kind of business and finance information were pharmacists looking for this year? Here’s our top 10 business columns for 2020 The importance of being flexible, adjusting for new conditions …
How did COVID-19 really impact dispensing?
Script dispensing numbers went crazy in March due to the pandemic rush, with demand for one group of medicines increasing by 87%, a new report shows Volume of PBS scripts …
A ‘fundamental failure of responsibility’
A pharmacist’s registration has been suspended after he provided medicines, including S8s, on scripts he knew were not valid – and a doctor’s registration has been cancelled over the matter …