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‘We do not see the police trying to fight fires.’
AMA WA branch president Dr Andrew Miller has criticised the state’s move to expand pharmacist vaccination, saying pharmacists are not best qualified to deliver it This week, state Health Minister …
Vale Peter Garske
Well known NSW locum pharmacist Peter Garske recently passed away at the age of 88 Peter’s wife Jann, and Pharmacy Locum Co CEO Sue Muller have forwarded the following obituary …
Criminal charges filed
A woman allegedly dispensed more than 745,000 prescriptions including opioids while impersonating a pharmacist Criminal charges have been filed against Kim Thien Le for falsely impersonating licensed pharmacists at Walgreens …
7 things to know about meningococcal vaccines
Which vaccines are available and who should get them? A few weeks ago Australians were urged to be alert to lesser known signs of deadly meningococcal disease. As of 18 …
Aspirin trial extended
A landmark study tracking the effects of low-dose aspirin on the health of older people has been extended for five years Researchers at Monash University and the US-based Berman Center …
Medicines costs a factor in healthcare inequality: McBride
The Health Minister “just does not get it or does not care” about Australians not filling scripts due to cost, says pharmacist politician Emma McBride In the House of Representatives …
More jabs from WA pharmacists
Western Australia is the latest state to expand pharmacist vaccination, allowing several vaccines to be administered to 16-year-olds WA Health Minister Roger Cook has announced that pharmacists will be able …
Poll: Which will you be?
Vaccination, aged care, general practice? We want to know which professional pharmacist roles you would be interested in pursuing At PSA19 in Sydney over the weekend, Emeritus Professor Charlie Benrimoj …
Who should have a seat at the 7CPA table?
We review the results of our poll, which received over 800 votes Over the past three weeks, AJP ran a poll asking readers which organisations they think should be able …
World news wrapup: 1 August 2019
Dead rat plague in UK pharmacy; reprimanded NZ pharmacist named; fatal injection in India Hull, England: A spokesperson for the Lloydspharmacy group has apologised to the local community after pharmacy …
Pharmacists fighting to raise pay
Union welcomes PSA report on remuneration Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) has welcomed the PSA’s recently released report ‘Pharmacists in 2023: Roles and Remuneration’, saying pay and work conditions are now …
GP pharmacists equivalent to trained community pharmacists?
Non-dispensing pharmacists led to less hospitalisations than usual care in study, but the same outcome was found in trained, collaborative community pharmacists A study has found fully integrated non-dispensing pharmacists …