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One Nation donation was for events: Guild
The Pharmacy Guild has come under scrutiny over $15,000 in donations to One Nation But the two payments were for attendance at Party events, the Guild has confirmed. The Australian’s …
Give us the NIP: Queensland Guild
Queensland pharmacists are now able to vaccinate 16-year-olds, amid an early start to this year’s flu season Trent Twomey, Queensland branch president of the Pharmacy Guild, welcomed the Queensland Government’s …
Budget reply covers health, tax
Labor promises tax cuts for low-income earners including those working in ‘retail, hospitals, pharmacy and fast food’ The Australian Labor Party has made a key health commitment in its Budget …
Bad behaviour
Why do pharmacists and doctors divert or supply drugs for non-medical use? Australian researchers find out A small proportion of health practitioners contribute to the growing problem of pharmaceutical diversion …
8 things to know about allergy and anaphylaxis
Did you know hospital admissions for anaphylaxis have increased fivefold in the last 20 years? Find out more in the leadup to World Allergy Week With World Allergy Week beginning …
You asked, John Bell answered!
A couple of weeks ago we asked our Pharmacy Audience to submit their questions for John Bell about osteoarthritis. Here are John’s answers!
Managing Abdominal Pain: Helping Patients Make Informed Decisions
Joyce McSwan explains how to assess the urgency of care and recommend appropriate next steps to manage abdominal pain.
7CPA: The wish list
With 7CPA negotiations due to kick-off later this year, AJP speaks to senior pharmacy leaders to get their agreement ‘wish lists’ AJP took the opportunity to speak to some senior …
Doctor struck off over ‘improper & unethical’ conduct
A NSW GP who sent hundreds of text messages – some explicit – to a vulnerable patient, and took another out on a date, has had his registration cancelled A …
World news wrapup: 4 April 2019
Former pharmacy owner murders drug inspector; inquest hears of dispensing error; former pharmacist tipped to be head of suspected stolen drug operation Kharar, India: Around 10 years after he lost …
Electronic Scripts – 10 Years of Progress but now what?
It’s 10 years this week since Fred IT demonstrated Australia’s first electronic script at APP 2009. We caught up with Paul Naismith just after stepping off the big stage at …
A mixed bag
Here’s how hospital pharmacy, industry and other medical groups reacted to the 2019/20 Federal Budget The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has welcomed focus on embedded pharmacy positions in …