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‘Pharmacists must be supported.’
PM promises over $25 million to improve medication management programs in response to Aged Care Royal Commission’s Interim Report The Federal Government will deliver a $537 million funding package to …
We’re number one!
AJP placed as the number one in pharmacy media in the latest reader survey The latest syndicated independent pharmacist readership survey has confirmed what we— and you, our readers, already …
The week in review
As fires continue to burn around the country, smoke, haze and dust pose a threat to the nation’s health The wholesalers let us know what they were doing to keep …
Scheme to boost rural allied practice
Pharmacists are among those who will benefit from the new scheme to lure health workers to rural areas, says the NSW Government A two-year education program that will create incentives …
Thirteen fraudulent scripts
A man has been charged with fraud related offences following an investigation into alleged prescription fraud on the Northern Beaches During November 2019, officers from Northern Beaches Proactive Crime Team …
A first for Chemist Warehouse
Chemist Warehouse has signed on as the first official pharmacy partner of the Australian Open As part of the new multi-year deal commencing in 2020, Chemist Warehouse will provide a …
‘Untold distress to patients.’
Independent pharmacist prescribers based in UK general practices have been linked to a number of serious incidents and cases where patient deaths have been reported Inappropriate prescribing or poor advice …
‘Highest rates of harm were observed with codeine.’
Codeine and oxycodone were the most prevalent opioids related to ambulance attendances for extramedical opioid use over a six-year period, study finds A retrospective study has analysed 9,823 opioid-related ambulance …
Three of the best
Roslyn Stewart, Kay Dunkley and Amanda Cross have all been honoured by the PSA The three Victorian pharmacists recognised at last night’s Victorian Pharmacists Dinner represent not only the breadth …
Dangerous dispensing went unreported
A pharmacist dispensed S8 medicines to a doctor shopper without a script or authority – and the GP who wrote scripts for the medicines afterwards has been reprimanded The State …
Hospital pharmacists vote
Hospital pharmacists have been recognised by their peers and the Emerging Leader of the Year named Members of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) voted in droves for …
Help beat the resistance
The TGA has joined an international campaign to combat antimicrobial resistance The organisation has now joined the International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities, an international alliance of the leaders of …
