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Aged care meds change on the horizon
What do the new guidelines on managing medicines in residential aged care mean for pharmacists? In November 2022, the Australian Government released new guidelines on medication management in residential aged …
2022: The top stories
Shortages, errors, workforce issues, pay, discounters and more: we look back at the 25 top rating stories of 2022 As this is the final AJP newsletter of 2022, we thought …
‘You made a number of false statements.’
A leading GP is speaking out in the media against pharmacist prescribing using what the Guild calls a “wildly incorrect” reading of Canadian data Dr Nicole Higgins, national president of …
National Medicines Policy update to reduce harms
Health stakeholders have welcomed the updated National Medicines Policy, saying the changes should improve medicines safety On Tuesday (20 December 2022) Health Minister Mark Butler announced an “updated and strengthened” …
A seasonal message from the AJP and PSS
On behalf of the AJP team, I wish you and yours a fun festive season, and a safe and healthy 2023 This is the final AJP newsletter for 2022. Our …
Did Covid vax save the economy?
As well as saving lives, Covid vaccines have had huge economic benefits, new Australian research has revealed The national COVID-19 vaccination program, within which pharmacists have played a crucial role, …
Overworked and emotionally exhausted: pharmacists during Covid
Eight out of ten pharmacists experienced one negative effect during the pandemic… and three-quarters of those in community pharmacy experienced burnout In our latest poll, the AJP wanted to know …
Wastewater shows codeine use plunge
New findings from wastewater sampling show codeine use was slashed by over a third following the 2018 upschedule – and the researchers say perception of the drug has changed Scientists …
The top ten
It was all the way with CWH during late November and early December. At least in the best read stories on the AJP website Chemist Warehouse were again the leading …
DDS to go ‘back to its roots’
Sigma Healthcare appoints Hugo Ortiz as new Head of Discount Drug Stores Sigma Healthcare has announced that after an intensive executive search, Hugo Ortiz will become the new Head of …
‘I could not put names to faces of regular customers.’
A young pharmacist who survived a stroke and returned to practice has been told to always work under the supervision of another pharmacist, and not to deal with S8 medicines …
Docs link pharmacists to trimethoprim shortage
Pharmacists have urged doctors to “put aside turf wars,” following claims UTI prescribing programs risk lives “When a patient with symptoms of a suspected UTI walks into a pharmacy they …