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‘It is Armageddon out there.’
Pharmacists share their experiences of being caught up in the recent bushfires and how they are supporting their local communities – including people who have lost everything With eight people …
Pharmacists on the front line
Blackouts, closed roads, lost homes and displaced families are some things pharmacists have had to tackle amid terror bushfire season Aussie pharmacists are battling to care for patients in almost …
Q&A: What pharmacists should know about gut health
AJP speaks with pharmacist John Bell about the latest in children’s gut health and related allergies 1. What do pharmacists need to know about cows’ milk allergy and kids? Cows’ …
Working together: Aged care pharmacists
What is it like working in a multi-disciplinary aged care team? AJP speaks with four different pharmacists making a difference on the ground Richard Thorpe Richard is Australia’s first ever …
Change at the top
Gold Cross announces new General Manager Gold Cross has this week announced the appointment of Shayne Bland as the company’s new general manager. Mr Bland’s appointment comes after the announced …
Best of the decade
We’ve collated our list of the top 20 most clicked stories for the last decade. Can you guess what was number one? This is the final AJP newsletter for 2019, …
Top 10 social media posts of 2019
What were our most popular posts this year? FACEBOOK 16 January, 2019 ‘Why is my prescription taking so long?!’ 9 March, 2019 ‘Seriously amazing stuff from the NAPSA crew …
Doing its due diligence
College Board says it followed correct procedures when PSA offer was rejected The Board of the Australian College of Pharmacy followed correct procedures and conducted proper due diligence in assessing …
The numbers are in
Research is continuing to determine the clinical and financial efficacy of MedsChecks, Department says, as it releases the latest figures on uptake of the Pain MedsCheck trial program The final …
Changing direction
Pfizer subsidiary dumps direct distribution model to return to CSO wholesale deliveries Upjohn Australia, a subsidiary of Pfizer, has announced that it will distribute its medicines through Community Service Obligation …
Replacements on the way
Pharmacies will be able to order replacement EpiPen Jr stock as early as this week The TGA says new stock of EpiPen Jr will be available to order as soon …
Close call
A pharmacy misfilled a baby’s prescription with methadone – a mistake that was caught just in time A five-month-old girl was almost given methadone after a pharmacy accidentally dispensed the …