Your top 10
Here are the 10 most-read stories on AJP.com.au in the past month 1. $825 million announced in pharmacy program changes 2. Pricing overhaul 3. Doctors overtake pharmacists in image poll …
5 characteristics pharmacy buyers pay top $ for
What makes a pharmacy attractive to buyers, asks Natalie Sirianni of Attain Business Brokers? The pharmacy market is currently very active with the number of pharmacy business transactions increasing this year. …
Leading happier lives
What clinical role could pharmacists play in mental health management? A study recently published in the Journal of Mental Health enrolled pharmacies and consumers to participate in an intervention trial, to …
Don’t discount PBS medicines, say pharmacists
Most pharmacists don’t believe they should ever be able to discount PBS-subsidised medicines, a King Review report has found This week, the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation released four …
The week in review
It’s been a week of controversy in Australian pharmacy, over everything from pay to whether the CPAs offer certainty for the sector A controversial report which called low pharmacist wages …
Artificial pancreas a “game-changer” for Type 1 diabetes
Leanne Foster is the first Australian adult to be fitted with a system that continuously monitors her blood glucose levels and automatically adjusts insulin delivery A new “artificial pancreas” currently …
Starting a conversation: diabetes distress
As an accessible, and often more relaxed, healthcare environment, pharmacy can play a vital role in identifying and addressing diabetes distress, writes Leanne Philpott Talking about the burden of diabetes, …
Many hospital re-admissions preventable
A US study has found that over a quarter of hospital re-admissions were medication-related and preventable The study, published in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, also highlighted the key …
Hep A & Hep B vaccine shortages
GSK and the TGA have warned they are anticipating a stock shortage for the combined adult vaccine this month GSK has written saying it is anticipating an intermittent shortage of …
A closer look at the referral secret shopper survey
A mystery shopper paper which criticised pharmacy referral behaviours needs to be seen in its true perspective, says the College The Australian College of Pharmacy says that the secret shopper …
$1 discount didn’t drive pharmacy choice
Less than 10% of consumer respondents to a King Review survey deliberately chose a pharmacy to obtain the $1 copayment discount The controversial optional $1 copayment discount has not been …
Give us evidence, transparency
Pharmacy, medical and consumer groups reveal broad support for proposed CM regulatory reforms The TGA’s proposition of a new (third) pathway for sponsors to seek entry onto the ARTG for …