What will consumers gain from research into complementary medicines?
What will consumers gain from research into complementary medicines? Nicholas Fuller, University of Sydney and Colman Taylor, University of Sydney A new multimillion dollar deal between Swisse Wellness and CSIRO …
Aussies warned on asbestos hazards
Tomorrow is the start of National Asbestos Awareness Month, a campaign to educate homeowners, renovators, handymen and tradespeople about the dangers of asbestos and how to manage it safely. Australia …
Show me some discipline
‘Counter discipline’…a retail virtue too compelling to ignore, says Glenn Guilfoyle As consumers, pharmacists – like Joe Public at large, are so conditioned these days to a certain “counter discipline” …
The 10 Women of Influence
The votes are in to decide pharmacy’s 10 Women of Influence. Who has made the final list? Our quest to find pharmacy’s 10 Women of Influence has received votes from …
Interns need more hours before written exam: Board
The Pharmacy Board has announced a change to the written examination eligibility criteria from 1 January 2018. In its latest communique, the Board highlighted that from 1 January 2018, interns …
New counselling service for substance misusers
A new national online counselling service is set to help people affected by substance misuse to get the support they need. The Minister for Health, Sussan Ley, said as part …
Natanya McLenaghan is 2016 Pharmacy Assistant of the Year
Natanya McLenaghan has been named 2016 Pharmacy Assistant of the Year. McLenaghan was awarded the title of Queensland Pharmacy Assistant of the Year in August, giving her the right to …
Forum: Rural Pharmacist shortage
One of the busiest threads in the AJP Discussion Forum to date (39 posts so far) continues to attract comment from AJP readers. The post began with David Haworth’s comment …
The week in review
This week saw the launch of new pharmacy super banner group Terry White Chemmart was launched after the Terry White Group shareholder passed the merger with Chemmart. The federal government …
A significant discovery
A pharmacy closure brings to light a treasure of historic artefacts and facts, writes Ralph Tapping In 1956 when I started out on my career in pharmacy at a pharmacy …
Deregulation proponents ‘flat earthers’
Former Pharmacy Guild of Australia national president Kos Sclavos has compared people who support pharmacy deregulation to ‘flat earthers’ Speaking at the Guild Pharmacy Assistant National Conference on the Gold …
The big reveal
The counting is over and its almost time to reveal who are pharmacy’s 10 Women of Influence We’ve closed the polls on our online vote to determine the most influential …