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Get ready for more unwanted medicines
The Return Unwanted Medicines project is encouraging pharmacies to prepare for increased collection volumes of unwanted medicines (RUM) is set to launch a new national awareness campaign next week. “We …
Dr Natalie Soulsby is consultant pharmacist of the year
Dr Natalie Soulsby has been named as winner of the 2017 AACP MIMS Consultant Pharmacist of the Year Award The award was presented at ConPharm ’17, held in Hobart. It …
Pharmacy recognised in sustainability awards
A Sydney pharmacy has achieved Runner Up in the local Better Business Awards for its “green” initiatives Nick Logan Pharmacist Advice in Artarmon, NSW, has placed Runner Up in the …
Injecting room: ‘Richmond is crying out’
It’s time Victoria followed NSW in setting up a safe place for heroin addicts to inject drugs, health professionals say While pharmacist Angelo Pricolo is planning a forum looking at …
The golden triangle
Glenn Guilfoyle explains how to link a forward pharmacy service model to your rostering and commercial target setting This is THE new golden triangle of pharmacy: your forward pharmacy model, …
What worries your staff?
Our sister publication Post Script polled pharmacy assistants about their current concerns… but what was number one? PS polled its readers about a number of key industry issues and cuts to …
Forum: Agreeing to allow someone to come back and pay later
“Ever had a patient wanting to get enough until payday and then never returns for the balance or to pay?” Post a comment. Other current topics in the AJP Discussion …
Why is trust in community pharmacy ebbing?
There’s a reason pharmacists dropped down the list of most-trusted professionals this year, say AJP readers Pharmacists have always ranked highly in terms of trust, coming towards the top of …
The week in review
We take a look back at the week in community pharmacy It’s been a difficult week for many, after news broke on Wednesday of the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy in …
Twitter roundup: June edition
Can you say it in 140 characters or less? These 20 top tweets range from informative and insightful to plain hilarious An old lady came into the pharmacy today and asked …
Poll: How have you been affected by violent crime?
Are violent crimes against pharmacies increasing? Crime is a problem for all sectors of retailing—whether that’s the everyday issue of “shrinkage” due to shoplifting, or the threat inherent in customer-facing …
Sigma subsidiary in Defence exclusive deal
Central Healthcare Services is set to exclusively service the Department of Defence with pharmaceutical supplies Sigma has announced that its subsidiary, Central Healthcare Services, will start servicing the Commonwealth Department …