Better regulating CMs
New complementary medicine health claims lack evidence, so why are they even on the table? asks Dr Ken Harvey Dr Ken Harvey is Associate Professor at the School of Public Health and …
Australia’s De Hogeweyk
Tasmanian residential aged care provider to open Australia’s first village designed for people with dementia Korongee is Glenview Community Services’ proposed new retirement village to be located in Glenorchy, north …
Last chance to register for PSA17
Time is running out to register for the flagship conference PSA17, PSA says With limited tickets available and social events nearing sell out, PSA invites all pharmacists, industry leaders and …
Clinical tips: tinea
There are several very important points to make when advising on tinea treatment, writes Louis Roller Fungal infections (mycosis) are classified according to which part of the body they infect: …
What you said: Salaries, shortages and supermarkets
AJP has received a huge response to some recent stories covering regional workforce shortages and remuneration We have received many comments over the past few weeks in relation to the …
TGA guides pharmacists on codeine
After releasing a fact sheet about codeine changes for consumers in April, the regulatory body has now released one aimed at pharmacists Pharmacist fact sheet: Talking to your patients about …
First pharmacies start selling pot
Pharmacies in Uruguay have become the first in the world to start legally selling marijuana In 2013, Uruguay passed legislation that would eventually legalise the production, sale and consumption of …
NSW Guild lobbies for codeine proposal
The state branch has been meeting with pollies to push for accessibility to codeine-based products through pharmacy The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced it is working on a model …
Doctors attack Guild codeine proposal
Outspoken pharmacy critic Dr Edwin Kruys has taken aim at the Guild over its proposed model for codeine Yesterday in Forefront, the Pharmacy Guild outlined its proposed “Prescription – except …
King Review submissions about to close
Submissions to the King Review close this Sunday The Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation has issued a reminder to all interested parties that they can make a submission to …
MedsASSIST use hasn’t dropped
Most pharmacies are still using MedsASSIST, an AJP poll has found As the deadline for the upscheduling of codeine-containing OTCs grows closer, AJP readers had warned that pharmacies might drop …
World news wrapup: 20 July 2017
US pharmacy student gives gift to the homeless; older UK pharmacists pushed out; Ohio husband and wife pharmacists indicted Carmel, Indiana: When pharmacy student Sarah Cummins and her fiance cancelled …