Pharmacy Announcements
The top 10
Pay rises, CPD questions, Chemist Warehouse moves, medicine ‘microdosing’ and more… the big stories from the last month These were the ten most read stories on the AJP website between …
‘Never give up’
WA proprietor and two-time Pharmacy of the Year winner Swarup Afsar recognised in 40under40 business awards Swarup Afsar, who owns 11 pharmacies across Perth and Melbourne with his wife Maryum …
New leadership for Indigenous Pharmacy Practice CSI
PSA reaffirms its commitment to equality, representation and empowering Indigenous voices with its newly appointed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pharmacy Practice CSI Nywaigi Mamu woman, Chastina Heck, will lead …
MedAdvisor receives takeover bid
MedAdvisor Solutions says it’s received a takeover offer from an unnamed multinational, which has signalled it would grow and invest in the software provider’s local pharmacy offering MedAdvisor got a …
Next government to restore full continued dispensing
Labor and the Coalition commit to implementing regulations to ensure patients can access the full range of PBS in emergency situations Continued dispensing for all Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) listed medicines …
Make sure asthma patients are protected
Pharmacists are being urged to encourage asthma patients to access NIP-funded flu shots Pharmacists should alert asthma patients that they can access influenza vaccines through the National Immunisation Program (NIP), …
UWA announces Doctor of Pharmacy Practice
New program to enhance pharmacists’ qualifications and scope of practice Registered pharmacists will be able to access the title Doctor of Pharmacy through one-year online program being launched by the …
Colic reliever recall
Insufficient evidence prompts TGA recall of colic relief device BlissBaby is recalling all batches of its Flatus tube single-use – Lufti Colic Reliever, after the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) …
CMO urges Aussies to get vaccination
Australians are being advised to take proactive steps to protect themselves from serious illnesses by getting vaccinated Australia’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Anthony Lawler, is urging Australians to access vaccinations …
PSA celebrates WA’s top pharmacists
Pharmacy pioneers honoured at PSA WA awards night Innovative GP pharmacists, an academic and an intern with a focus on harm reduction have been recognised by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s …
The week in review
‘The Chemist Warehouse effect’ on pharmacy spend, redundancies after pharmatech fraud claim and why a compounder entered a semaglutide undertaking were among the top stories this week Almost half of …
‘I’m on the campaign trail’
Tanya Plibersek fronts at a pharmacy for her flu shot Federal Minister for the Environment and Water and Member for Sydney Tanya Plibersek attended Adore Compounding Pharmacy in Rozelle this …