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A woman of influence
We recently released our list of Pharmacy’s 10 Women of Influence. Here we speak to Samantha Kourtis, who was ranked the fifth most influential woman in pharmacy. Do you …
Cup stops nation, slows medication
They say it’s the race that stops the nation… but does the Melbourne Cup also stop the medication? It turns out that while Cup Day doesn’t stop scripts being dispensed …
The week in review
It was a big week for honours and awards in pharmacy AJP announced the results of the 10 Women of Influence in pharmacy poll, which received around 2000 total votes …
Hospital pharmacists go bush
Two chemists are ditching city life for a week-long stint in regional Australia When I call Michelle Cassumbhoy and Alana Donaldson, they’re leaving Dalby and making their way to Goondiwindi, …
Poll: do you work through lunch breaks?
Are you getting the breaks you need in the workplace? Earlier this week, PPA reminded employee pharmacists that it is illegal to force pharmacists to routinely work through lunch breaks, unless …
Forum: Pharmacist prescribing in hospitals
“I could not possibly be the only one whom constantly experiences frustration as a result of the limitations which we have placed on us when it comes to prescribing medications. How often …
Is pharmacist vaccination motivated by greed?
AJP readers came back with this response Over the past few weeks, we have run a poll to ask our readers: why do you want to vaccinate? The topic arose …
How to: combat undue criticism of pharmacist vaccinations
A senior psychology researcher and a pharmacist explain why other professions may feel threatened and how to react Attempts by some professions to augment their services can evoke criticism from other …
SHPA announces residency program sites
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has announced its first tranche of provisionally accredited residency program sites. SHPA Chief Executive Kristin Michaels says 23 residency program sites have been …
Aboriginal kids top vaccination rates
The Australian Immunisation Register quarterly data today shows childhood immunisation rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children has gone up across the board. Five-year-old Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander …
Make changes on evidence, not perception
Pharmacy Guild executive director David Quilty has stressed the importance of using solid evidence to support any policy and business decisions impacting on community pharmacy. Writing in this week’s edition …
A time of sales growth
‘Vibrant’ pharmacy sector outperforms retail, analysts say The pharmacy sector is experiencing double digit sales growth, outperforming the general retail sector, industry analysts say. The sector is seeing “dynamic and …
