Memes to help spread health message
South Australia has launched a new campaign urging people to go to a pharmacy or GP, not the Emergency Department, for minor ailments The marketing campaign, which asks younger people …
Change is coming
Get ready for the big ingredient name changes in 2020, regulator warns The TGA is advising health professionals and consumers alike to be ready for the 2020 deadline for the …
Five-year plan
The Pharmacy Board of Australia, the Australian Pharmacy Council and AHPRA have announced the signing of a new five-year accreditation agreement starting 1 July 2019 Pharmacy Board of Australia Chair, …
A new agreement
National Pharmacies and PPA have reached an in-principle agreement which will see employees offered domestic violence leave and the right to request casual conversion PPA has announced that its delegates …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Chronic use of tramadol after acute pain episode In this large study of USA of administrative claims data, people receiving tramadol …
The Great Pharmacy Debate
Last week, a Chemist Warehouse survey found many rural residents were driving long distances to access discounted scripts in larger centres – but what else did it uncover? The Great …
Weekly Dose: Krokodil, the Russian ‘flesh-eating’ drug, makes a rare appearance in Australia
What is “Krokodil,” and should Australian health stakeholders be worried? asks Julaine Allan from Charles Sturt University A young man recently turned up at a rural drug and alcohol service …
What you said
Chemist Warehouse has been in the headlines over the past week for its survey and comments over location rules… but what did AJP readers have to say about it? Last …
‘Tragic death’ caused by mixing drugs
A young man has died after ingesting oxycodone, MDMA, codeine, Phenergan, Xanax and alcohol while at a party with mates A 22-year-old man passed away on 28 January last year following …
Is the public losing trust in pharmacists?
A leading doctor claims that trust in pharmacists is eroding – thanks to their sales of complementary medicines Pharmacy stakeholders have hit back at comments from Dr Harry Nespolon, president …
One touch is all you need
The deadline is approaching for the new Single Touch Payroll system and small businesses must be prepared, says Alex King Small businesses – those with fewer than 20 employees – …
The week in review
It was a week for controversy, with vaccination and whether the location rules should be relaxed making news Western Australia’s Health Minister Roger Cook announced that the state would follow …