The lowdown on apps
They’re omnipresent in today’s smartphone-enabled world, but how useful is the humble app in day-to-day pharmacy life? It is increasingly hard to live a modern life without regular recourse to …
I shall not tell a lie
Here are 8 patient fibs pharmacists hate to hear Writing in US magazine Pharmacy Times pharmacist Alex Barker has listed his eight pet hates among the not exactly correct information patients will …
State of disaster
Large number of pharmacies file insurance claims in cyclone and flood aftermath As many as 40 Queensland pharmacies may have been impacted by the recent Queensland floors and Cyclone Debbie. …
Where are all the pharmacists?
With numbers of pharmacists apparently growing across Australia, Sue Muller wonders where they are all hiding As I was scrolling through the pages of the AJP, morning coffee in hand, …
Young people prefer the real thing to online
Don’t panic! Traditional shopping is not dead Despite the lure of online shopping young people prefer shopping in-store, according to AMP Capital Shopping Centres (AMPCSC) Recommended Retail Practice Report. The …
Flood impact on scripts revealed
The impact of the devastating Queensland and NSW floods on pharmacies has been encapsulated by electronic prescription data Figures provided by Fred show the drop in the level of eRx …
Forum: Destroying Schedule 8 Drugs
“Does anybody know if there are any documents that describe appropriate environmentally friendly methods for destroying drugs of addiction. “An example I have become aware of was where a pharmacist simply …
Public call on CWH to keep penalty rates
The pharmacists union has penned an open letter to the director of Chemist Warehouse, urging him not to implement pay cuts In a February decision by the Fair Work Commission, …
Keeping it private
Pharmacies must comply with strict laws aimed at maintaining the privacy of the information in their control, say Jayr Teng, solicitor and Kellie Dell’Oro, principal at Meridian Lawyers. A pharmacy’s …
RB loses final Nurofen appeal in High Court
It must pay the $6 million penalty for making misleading representations about its Nurofen Specific Pain products A final High Court appeal by Reckitt Benckiser against a penalty imposed for …
Forum: Will there be low-dose codeine after 1 Feb 2018?
This forum thread continues to gain traction among AJP readers: “If the main manufacturers of low-dose Codeine don’t see a market and the generics come to the same conclusion, then …
Consumers in the dark about OTC NSAIDs
While they are easily available in pharmacies, supermarkets and convenience stores, many Australians don’t understand the risks, researchers argue In a study conducted across a number of NSW pharmacies, University …