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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 …
GP pharmacist’s dispensing oversight failure
Short time frames between dispensing, inadequate instructions and high-priced private scripts for controlled drugs were all problems at one western Sydney pharmacy Part Two of a report into multiple failures …
An epic takeover
Agreement reached between two leading hospital pharmacy providers as well-known owners reveal plans to depart from their pharmacy interests Slade Pharmacy has announced it has reached an agreement to acquire …
AMA Queensland wants women stuck in the dark ages, says Guild
The Pharmacy Guild has rejected comments by a GP and pharmacist spokesperson for the AMA about pharmacists not being qualified for the Queensland UTI trial AMA Queensland spokesperson Dr Nick …
Pandemic guidance
Choosing Wisely Australia has released specific pandemic guidance, based on current evidence, to support health professionals as stewards of finite health resources Choosing Wisely Australia is part of a global …
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 …