National Medicines Policy update to reduce harms
Health stakeholders have welcomed the updated National Medicines Policy, saying the changes should improve medicines safety On Tuesday (20 December 2022) Health Minister Mark Butler announced an “updated and strengthened” …
A seasonal message from the AJP and PSS
On behalf of the AJP team, I wish you and yours a fun festive season, and a safe and healthy 2023 This is the final AJP newsletter for 2022. Our …
Did Covid vax save the economy?
As well as saving lives, Covid vaccines have had huge economic benefits, new Australian research has revealed The national COVID-19 vaccination program, within which pharmacists have played a crucial role, …
Overworked and emotionally exhausted: pharmacists during Covid
Eight out of ten pharmacists experienced one negative effect during the pandemic… and three-quarters of those in community pharmacy experienced burnout In our latest poll, the AJP wanted to know …
Wastewater shows codeine use plunge
New findings from wastewater sampling show codeine use was slashed by over a third following the 2018 upschedule – and the researchers say perception of the drug has changed Scientists …
The top ten
It was all the way with CWH during late November and early December. At least in the best read stories on the AJP website Chemist Warehouse were again the leading …
DDS to go ‘back to its roots’
Sigma Healthcare appoints Hugo Ortiz as new Head of Discount Drug Stores Sigma Healthcare has announced that after an intensive executive search, Hugo Ortiz will become the new Head of …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Statin-Associated Muscle Symptoms Among New Statin Users Randomly Assigned to Vitamin D or Placebo In this study, vitamin D …
‘I could not put names to faces of regular customers.’
A young pharmacist who survived a stroke and returned to practice has been told to always work under the supervision of another pharmacist, and not to deal with S8 medicines …
Docs link pharmacists to trimethoprim shortage
Pharmacists have urged doctors to “put aside turf wars,” following claims UTI prescribing programs risk lives “When a patient with symptoms of a suspected UTI walks into a pharmacy they …
‘Many of them we now consider dangerous…’
A new pharmacy museum showcases just how far the profession has come, says one leading pharmacist The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has opened a new museum at its Adelaide offices, …
PSA to farewell its CEO
Mark Kinsela has announced that he will step down as the CEO of the Pharmaceutical Society from mid-2023, citing personal reasons “I have absolutely loved working at PSA,” Mr Kinsela …