‘You are pharmacists, not retailers.’
Pharmacy business expert John Thornett says he picked up some valuable ideas at the recent Pharmacy Connect conference. Here’s his seven key learnings I find Sydney a very busy and …
The week in review
The Health Minister and Shadow Minister gave us their thoughts on pharmacy’s immediate future this week, as doctor attacks continue The Tasmanian Health Minister, Sarah Courtney, announced the island state …
Pay: the discrepancies are real, says FWC
PPA says the Fair Work Commission has agreed that pharmacists’ pay needs to increase The Commission is broadening its inquiry to 29 awards for careers which require an undergraduate degree, …
The top ten
What were the ten most read stories on the AJP website over the last month? The last month saw Chemist Warehouse, legal issues and wages again dominate the news on …
How do patients treat migraine?
A new report into migraine has found that GPs are still prescribing a lot of codeine, with more than half of sufferers obtaining the medicine to treat their condition The …
Moving on up
The number of registered pharmacists in Australia continues to grow, as the Pharmacy Board releases its latest data profiling the sector’s workforce According to the Board’s latest data, there was …
Clinical tips: insomnia
Early intervention by a pharmacist could help with insomnia, writes Carlene McMaugh According to the Sleep Health Foundation[1], approximately 10% of people experience insomnia at any one time, while about …
Is pharmacy set for taxi-style deregulation?
Pharmacist Steve Flavel says the profession needs to change its approach to ownership regulations before the landscape changes around it The Parliamentary Inquiry into Community Pharmacy ownership has found several …
The practitioner v the Pharmacy Board
A pharmacist has been ordered to pay costs to the Pharmacy Board after fighting against conditions to undergo alcohol screening A former pharmacy owner has been ordered to pay costs …
A war of words
A community pharmacist has responded to a column that referred to the profession as ‘usurpers’ who only have ‘dispensing degrees’ An outraged community pharmacist has responded to a recently penned …
Patient received up to 57 prescription codeine tablets a day
A pharmacist has been fined $100,000 after her conviction for supplying “massive” quantities of prescription-only codeine to a patient Appearing before the Sunshine Magistrates Court, Huyen Tran pleaded guilty to …
Tasmania moves on measles
Tasmania is set to roll out free measles catch-up vaccinations from GPs next week, before the program is expanded to pharmacies As the state Government highlighted earlier this year, Tasmanians …