Setting the record straight
Pharmacy’s “critical business partners” tell the true story of their value to the healthcare system as 7CPA approaches Pharmacy, and indeed the healthcare system, could not survive with the service …
Owner wouldn’t call police over violence
The union representing retail workers is attempting to tackle an “epidemic” of abuse from customers against customer-facing workers… to which pharmacy is no exception The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees …
Can pharmacy find its ‘jazz hands’?
Could the 7CPA become the driving force for change in community pharmacy? Or will it still stick to the old standards? Bruce Annabel and Mal Scrymgeour look at the options …
The medicine-pharmacy relationship: a true partnership?
Pharmacist support and collaboration with junior doctors saw a reduction of dose errors from 54% down to 7%, according to a new study Researchers from New Zealand have tested a …
Staff Spotlight
AJP speaks with Alice Hashiguchi, Pharmacy Student of the Year for 2019 Alice Hashiguchi from the University of Western Australia won the 2019 PSA Mylan Pharmacy Student of the Year …
The week in review
Money was a hot topic in pharmacy this week… for both patients and pharmacists There was big news in Western Australia, as state Health Minister Roger Cook announced at a …
Merger confirmed
A new market leader in a range of OTC healthcare categories has been announced Pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and GSK have confirmed they have closed the transaction to create a new …
A breach of confidentiality
A new case study published by the Pharmacy Board looked at a pack of medicine which showed two patients’ details In its recent newsletter, the Board advised that it had …
‘We do not see the police trying to fight fires.’
AMA WA branch president Dr Andrew Miller has criticised the state’s move to expand pharmacist vaccination, saying pharmacists are not best qualified to deliver it This week, state Health Minister …
Vale Peter Garske
Well known NSW locum pharmacist Peter Garske recently passed away at the age of 88 Peter’s wife Jann, and Pharmacy Locum Co CEO Sue Muller have forwarded the following obituary …
Criminal charges filed
A woman allegedly dispensed more than 745,000 prescriptions including opioids while impersonating a pharmacist Criminal charges have been filed against Kim Thien Le for falsely impersonating licensed pharmacists at Walgreens …
Clinical tips: discharge from hospital
When patients are discharged from care, what role do pharmacists play… and what role could they be playing? asks Karalyn Huxhagen Pharmacists of all callings touch the patients who are …