#SoberSelfie challenge: new campaign
#SoberSelfie Challenge is urging people not to a drink for a weekend or a fortnight. The #SoberSelfie Challenge, an initiative of the Australian Drug Foundation (ADF), says people who participate and enjoy feeling hangover-free should take a photo …
PBS listings need review: Guild
An urgent review is needed of the de-listing of some medicines which were available on the PBS and now will cost more OTC, says the Guild.The Guild has written to the Pharmaceutical Benefits …
Quit now: AMA
Giving up cigarettes is life-changing and now is an ideal time to quit for good, says the Australian Medical Association (AMA). AMA president, professor Brian Owler, says that although quitting smoking …
Forget the sun tan: AMA warning
Forget the sun tan, the AMA is reminding people to be sun smart to reduce the risk of skin cancer. AMA President, Professor Brian Owler, says many Australians look forward to …
Mental health resource for pharmacists
Eastern Melbourne PHN and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Victoria, today launched a mental health resource for pharmacists as part of the Pharmacy Integration Project Report. This Project was jointly developed by the …
Season’s Greetings from AJP
All of us at the Australian Journal of Pharmacy, ajp.com.au, Post Script and Business Class, would like to wish you a safe and happy festive season and New Year. 2015 …
Strikes won’t affect services: National Pharmacies
National Pharmacies says it assures its members and customers that proposed industrial action by its pharmacists will not affect services. A spokesperson for the company says National is disappointed that …
National Pharmacies pharmacists in Christmas Eve strike action
Pharmacists employed by National Pharmacies are set to strike from tomorrow (Christmas Eve), amid tensions over the Productivity Commission’s recommendation Sunday penalty rates for retail workers be rolled back. This …
Pharmacy in interesting times: a look back at 2015
AJP takes a look back over the events of 2015, a turbulent year in the history of community pharmacy “May you live in interesting times,” is purportedly an ancient Chinese …
What I’d like to see pharmacists do in 2016
Pharmacists will need to keep on top of their own health as well as the health of their business in 2016, writes Samantha KourtisThe last two years have been crazy …
Sunday penalty rates cut would hurt pharmacy profession: PPA
The Productivity Commission has delivered its assessment into Australia’s workplace relations framework calling for a reduction in Sunday penalty rates – calls which mirror the Pharmacy Guild’s campaign to reduce …
Pharmacists’ Support Service there for pharmacy over Christmas
The Pharmacists’ Support Service is reminding Australian pharmacists that it is available throughout the holiday period for pharmacists who need to talk about pressures facing them. “Not everyone enjoys the …