Corum name change approved
Shareholders green light sale of Corum Group’s pharmacy software business, and new company name Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listed pharmacy IT solutions firm Corum Group has received near unanimous support …
A libellous attack
Pharmacists face accusations of getting rich by “milking the community”… it’s September 1963 and the profession is under attack from a mainstream media publication The AJP’s September 1963 edition featured …
Celebrating the legends of pharmacy
Celebrating the enduring legacy of Terry and Rhonda White as they step back from pharmacy leadership After a remarkable career spanning over six decades in community pharmacy ownership, Terry and …
Recognising pharmacists
SHPA to unveil a new recognition program early next week Tom Simpson, SHPA national president, says it be a World Pharmacists Day to remember this year, as SHPA prepares to …
The world comes to Australia
The pharmacy world is coming to Australia next week, and AJP will be there too It’s almost time for FIP23, kicking off in Brisbane this Sunday (24th) – the first …
Keeping up with the script
E-prescriptions have provided many benefits but some problems remain, pharmacists say The transition from paper to electronic prescriptions has been met with a mixed response overall from primary care health …
Registration fees on the rise
AHPRA announces 3% increase to pharmacists’ professional registration fees While some of Australia’s health practitioner boards have elected to freeze their registration fees for the next year, pharmacists face a …
Hospital exit simplifies business for Sigma
Sigma Healthcare eyes growth opportunities following sale of hospital business Disposing of its hospital pharmacy operations will free up capacity and capital for pharmaceutical wholesaler, Sigma Healthcare, chief executive, Vikesh Ramsunder …
No surge in demand for 60-day medications: wholesaler
Demand for medications available on 60-day prescriptions is yet to rise, wholesaler reports Concerns that the government’s double dispensing policy will fuel a surge in demand for impacted medications are …
World news wrapup: 21 September 2023
Eli Lilly takes action over copy-cat Mounjaro; Pope praises papal pharmacy staff; Pharmacist facing fraudulent export charges US: Pharmaceutical giant, Eli Lilly, is taking legal action against a number of …
‘I’m excited about the role’
Deborah Hawthorne talks about the new role of the embedded aged care pharmacist In this podcast, our host, Carlene McMaugh, speaks to award-winning consultant pharmacist Deborah Hawthorne, about the beginning …
Pharmacists ‘struggling’ to find prescribing preceptors
Suggestions that GPs in North Queensland are supportive of the state government pharmacy scope of practice pilot are inaccurate, a Mackay-based doctor claims Pharmacy Guild of Australia officials are “dreaming” …