At sixes and sevens
Consumer surveys that tell you how satisfied pharmacy customers are with the service they receive are rubbish, say Bruce Annabel and Mal Scrymgeour Recently one of us commented that some …
Pharmacy’s changing face
Nine examples of how the profession is changing Here are some of the interesting demographic changes that are happening in pharmacy taken from the latest Pharmacy Board of Australia registration …
Suspended for breaching patient privacy
A healthcare practitioner has been reprimanded for accessing the electronic health records of six patients at a NSW hospital A registered nurse, who was engaged in a longstanding legal dispute …
The week in review
It’s been a busy week, with pharmacist-GP tensions flaring again… The week started on a high, as Victoria announced new vaccination reforms which will see pharmacists able to offer the …
Ten habits of people who lose weight and keep it off
Most people who diet will regain 50% of the lost weight in the first year after losing it. Much of the rest will regain it in the following three years. …
Codeine canned for Kiwi kids
New Zealand’s health professionals have been advised not to give codeine at all to children aged under 12, or to breastfeeding mothers New Zealand regulator Medsafe, and the Medicines Adverse …
Bulk billing figures ‘a complete con-job’, says Labor
A new report on bulk billing has seen the Health Minister claim record rates, while Labor says the cost of health care is spiralling out of control The report, from …
Pharmacy assistant Sally Alfieri to represent WA
Sally Alfieri from TerryWhite Chemmart Mandurah Forum has been chosen to represent Western Australia at the PATY awards The National Finals of the 2018 Pharmacy Guild of Australia/ Maxigesic Pharmacy …
Methotrexate death sparks collaborative summit
The PSA is hosting a summit aimed at uniting doctors and pharmacists on the issue of patient safety The inter-collaboration summit is set to explore how doctors and pharmacists can …
Your top ten
Here’s what AJP readers clicked on most over the last month… Struck off: pharmacist implicated in death of patient Error death exposed ‘critical failure in pharmacy practice’ CWH calls for …
‘Extraordinarily frustrating and time wasting’ shortage info
A compulsory reporting system for medicines is vital, say politicians, citing PSA and patient frustration with the existing system Tony Zappia, member for Makin and the Shadow Assistant Minister for …
Does doctor—pharmacist power imbalance lead to harm?
And do we need another death before we as a profession show real action, asks leading pharmacist Prescribers and pharmacists need to better cooperate and communicate for the sake of …