We will not panic: Guild
Guild will not sign a deal that is not good for patients and pharmacists, Anthony Tassone pledges Time is of the essence if the government and Pharmacy Guild of Australia …
Hunting for unicorns
It’s the great quest of modern pharmacy, finding the pharmacist who is comfortable with, and enjoys, front-of-practice encounters. Do they exist? People have been hunting unicorns for millennia. The first …
Wildcard winner named
The Pharmacy Student of the Year Wildcard entry has been awarded to McKinlay Nolan from the University of Tasmania The award was announced on Friday (19 January) evening at the …
PPIs: weighing up the good and the bad
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are the cornerstone of management for many gastrointestinal disorders. However, their increasingly widespread use is raising significant concerns, says Jala Moushi Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are …
The week in review
Another week in Australian pharmacy, and more discussion of the 8CPA and working conditions CAPS continues to express its concerns about the state of the community pharmacy sector, with often-spokesperson …
Pharmacist messaged ‘vulnerable, single women’ with sex requests
The Pharmacy Board has named a pharmacist who was disqualified for 12 months for his unprofessional behaviour with three female patients, as well as inappropriate dispensing Late last year the …
Make RSV jab accessible: Sim
The new RSV vaccine is welcome, but steps need to be taken to ensure it reaches those who need it, says a leading pharmacist Following the approval of a new …
Poll: Your biggest issue in 2024
2023 was a huge year in pharmacy – what’s on your agenda in 2024? As the PSA’s Fei Sim told the AJP Podcast, 2023 was a “monumental year” in the …
Guild will not rest until deal is done: Twomey
Negotiations to deliver the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement are continuing as 1 March deadline looms With the government’s deadline to implement a new Community Pharmacy Agreement (CPA) fast approaching, Professor …
TGA continues clampdown on nicotine vape advertising
Regulator issues fines totalling more than $150,000 to a company and its director over alleged unlawful advertising of nicotine vapes The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has fined Kilpatrick & Douglas …
Tricky methods
It’s 1934, and the AJP takes a look at a symbol which would shortly become notorious, while PDL and the Guild warn of pharmacy tricks and traps “The German leader, …
A look at a ‘monumental year’
PSA’s Fei Sim looks back over the events of 2023, which rocked every facet of the profession in Australia “I really think that when we look back in history, 2023 …