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No paid pandemic leave for pharmacy
The Fair Work Commission says it is “not satisfied there is an elevated risk of infection for workers covered by the Pharmacy Award” An application by unions to introduce paid …
Pharmacist charged with sexual assault
The victim met the suspect on a dating website, after which he allegedly made promises to “cure” her medical conditions Warning: This article may contain details that distress some readers. …
Scope broadening
The Guild says new data from the AIHW supports moves for pharmacists to practise to their full scope via the UTI trial The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare released …
Pharmacists asked for mental health help
The unprecedented COVID-19 way of life has brought immense stress to the Australian population, new data from Priceline shows Experts have been warning of a looming mental health crisis with …
Melbourne’s second lockdown will take a toll on mental health
We need to look out for the vulnerable, writes Louise Stone, Australian National University Metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire are beginning another six weeks of lockdown due to a spike …
The top ten
Our AJP website has just recorded its highest ever readership results. So what was catching our readers attention? Our leading story in the last 30 days recorded more than 16,000 …
The reasons for prescription opioid abuse
Distress and pain are the key reasons people are taking opioids in higher doses than prescribed or without a prescription, new research shows A study led by Monash University researchers, …
GP ‘unaware’ that alprazolam was S8, failed to spot red flags
A pharmacist was among those who raised the alarm about a NSW GP’s prescribing of drugs of addiction to drug-dependent patients The NSW Health Care Complaints Commission has released a …
Q&A: Dispensing e-prescriptions
A roundup of commonly asked questions answered by Fred IT Group More than 2,000 customers attended a webinar on dispensing ePrescriptions run by Fred IT Group last month, which received …
Thank you everyone!
AJP has clocked our highest number of daily newsletter subscribers – and the number still continues to rise Thank you to all our readers! As of 9 July 2020, AJP …
World news wrapup: 9 July 2020
Chemist Warehouse expands to NZ South Island; US pharmacy fined for price-gouging; Scottish patients required to wear masks in pharmacy Christchurch, New Zealand: Chemist Warehouse has now expanded to New …
What you said
A roundup of comments from AJP readers in July so far Pharmacy wage increase (02/07/2020) gonepipping says: “The value of the ‘offering’ of certain professions – like pharmacy – is …