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Standards input wanted
The Accreditation Standards for pharmacist prescriber training programs are now underway The Australian Pharmacy Council is now seeking interest from practising pharmacists to inform the development of the standards. The …
Cream of the Capital crop
The Capital Chemist group has named its Pharmacy of the Year and top team member for 2022 Capital Chemist has presented its Pharmacy of the Year awards at its Christmas …
World news wrapup: 15 December 2022
Kiwi pharmacy owner caters lunch for tired staff; Chinese residents begin stockpiling medicines, pharmacist sentenced over 2012 Boston fungal meningitis outbreak Taranaki, New Zealand: A pharmacy owner has made the …
People may ‘miss out on best practice care of their mental health’
The halving of Medicare-subsidised psychology appointments has outraged many stakeholders – but with many still feeling psychological fallout from COVID, what can pharmacists do to help? Earlier this week (12 …
Names up in lights
PSA announces its Victorian award winners for 2022 The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has presented its 2022 Victorian Pharmacist Awards to pharmacists who it says are making impressive contributions …
Getting your attention
What were the the ten most popular episodes of the AJP podcast in 2022? In the next part of our series looking at our most popular articles in 2022, we …
‘Fundamentally, the pharmacist becomes an administrative clerk.’
Australia is “way behind” when it comes to using pharmacists in patient care, says an outspoken Melbourne pharmacist responding to GP concerns Pardeep Singh, a Melbourne pharmacist who has repeatedly …
Machine becomes biggest US harm reduction provider
A naloxone vending machine plus the use of the pharmacy workforce could have “amazing” results, a leading Australian pharmacist says after the release of a US study A new study …
Keeping educated
What were the ten most clicked CPD articles on our website in 2022? AJP’s CPD offerings have increased in quantity and variety to meet the needs of our readers. So …
Australasian College of Pharmacy launches accreditation training
College president Michelle Bou-Samra has announced that it will offer accreditation training for all pharmacists from 2023 onwards “The College is dedicated to supporting the education needs of all pharmacists …
Out with the old, in with the new
This is our final daily newsletter for 2022, but we have one special edition still to come. These are the dates you need to know These are the dates …