Pharmacy Announcements
Real talk on pain
TerryWhite Chemmart plans to drive consumer awareness of holistic pain management with a six-week campaign launching Thursday The launch precedes this year’s National Pain Week, which runs from July 22-28. …
New council for DDS
Discount Drug Stores has announced the appointment of its first National Council The DDSNC plans to work to make local community voices heard by providing greater alignment between the company’s …
What’s happening?
An update on the latest news on upcoming events and webinars in pharmacy There has been an upsurge in the number of online events of relevance to pharmacists, with most …
Leadership positions secured for next two years
The Australian Pharmacy Council has elected a Chair and Deputy Chair Associate Professor Sue Kirsa has been re-elected as Chair for a further two-year term, the Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) …
Canberra study on embedded pharmacists kicks off
A randomised controlled study looking at the impact of on-site pharmacists on quality use of medications in aged care is currently underway Following on from a pilot study which finished …
Making a few changes
You may have noticed a few modifications to your AJP Daily newsletter this week…. We’ve made some tweaks to the AJP Daily newsletter this week. To make it easier for …
Grant awarded for deprescribing guidelines
A pharmacist has been awarded a $1.5 million Federal Government grant to investigate how to safely reduce inappropriate medications prescribed to older Australians Dr Emily Reeve, a researcher and Lecturer …
What’s new about take-home naloxone?
Free take home naloxone is available in three states under a pilot program. Here’s how you can get involved Every day, 3 people die from opioid-related drug induced death in …
In the magazine
Here’s what you can read in the June print edition of AJP, out to subscribers this week The June edition of AJP continues to focus on the evolving coronavirus pandemic. …
FIP names new Observatory head
Professor Ian Bates has been appointed as the director of the FIP Global Pharmaceutical Observatory (FIP-GPO) by the International Pharmaceutical Federation The appointment was made by the FIP Bureau at …
Undeclared sildenafil
The TGA has warned consumers not to take a product called Gold Max Pink capsules, as they contain the undeclared S4 substance sildenafil “The supply of Gold Max Pink capsules …
New COVID-19 resource
A new resource on optimal management of injectable medicines for Australians with COVID-19 disease has been released The resource was launched by the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia as …