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Sacked pregnant pharmacy assistant loses unfair dismissal
A pregnant pharmacy assistant took time off work because of her COVID-19 risk, and was dismissed from her job The pregnant pharmacy assistant had been absent from work in the …
Arrests over string of robberies
Several men have been arrested in Sydney over a series of alleged robberies, including one where pharmacy staff were threatened with machetes NSW Police has reported on the efforts of …
World news wrapup: 6 August 2020
Pharmacy slammed by dog attack victim; UK pharmacists face racism; remdesivir ring caught Snodland, England: A pharmacy in Kent has come under fire after a patient with a facial injury …
Medicines with your order
Uber Eats and petrol station giant team up to provide home delivery medicines Uber Eats has teamed up with petrol company Ampol, formerly Caltex Australia, to deliver over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceuticals …
Spotlight on sexual misconduct
How many Australian pharmacists receive sexual misconduct notifications, either by a colleague, employer or patient? Research led by Dr Marie Bismark, from the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health …
Community pharmacy offers vaccine access to 1.8 billion
The true scope of pharmacy-based vaccination has been revealed in a new report by FIP Pharmacy-based vaccination is available in at least 36 countries and territories and has been proposed …
510% increase in oxycodone scripts from dentists
Prescribing by dentists is on the increase – particularly for antibiotics, opioids and benzodiazepines – but why are they prescribing more? University of Western Australia PhD scholar Dr Alex Park …
New faces at the top
The Australian Medical Association has elected a new leadership team The AMA has elected a new President, Dr Omar Khorshid, and Vice President, Dr Chris Moy. The election, at the …
‘Silly man’ has registration cancelled
A pharmacist’s registration has been cancelled for two years after 50 forged scripts were dispensed and the equivalent of a box a day of diazepam a day went missing at …
Give us paid pandemic leave
The majority of AJP readers believe pharmacy staff are at higher risk of contracting COVID-19 and should be entitled to paid pandemic leave Pharmacists and pharmacy staff should receive paid …
Emergency pharmacy fund established
South Australia has established an emergency fund to ensure community pharmacies can keep providing essential services Minister for Health and Wellbeing Stephen Wade announced the $200,000 emergency fund on Tuesday, …
‘Pharmacists can’t stay home.’
PSA launches social media campaign highlighting the importance of PPE for pharmacists on the frontline The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has launched a campaign across social media calling for the …