CWH claims it delivered lion’s share of RATs
Chemist Warehouse claims in the media to have given out about two-thirds of the concessional RATs distributed to date Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has told reporters that Chemist Warehouse …
Private fentanyl: be alert
PDL has reminded pharmacists that every private prescription presented for potent opioids should be treated with high suspicion. In its latest practice alert, PDL has highlighted the issue of private fentanyl and other …
Striving for equity
In our new podcast, pharmacy academic Vibhuti Arya talks about how we can work toward improving health equity Podcast host Carlene McMaugh speaks to US pharmacy academic Dr Vibhuti Arya, …
What you must see at APP
Part two of our look at the 20 ‘must attend’ sessions at APP2022 Kos Sclavos, APP Chair, continues his countdown of the top 20 must-attend sessions at APP 2022. In …
‘No room for error.’
Pharmacy is inherently stressful and it’s “not uncommon” to see long-term pharmacists deal with burnout, warns PSS The nature of pharmacy means the environment can be “inherently stressful”, said Kay …
World News wrapup: 3 February 2022
“There is no chance I will ever be going to that store again,” says woman who says she has still not been paid back nearly $4k by Chemist Warehouse Porirua, …
Anti-vax doctor has registration cancelled
A former doctor has been disqualified from applying for registration for six years after he faked vaccination exemption forms and Medicare forms The Medical Board of Australia has issued a …
Top of the list
Part one of our look at the 20 ‘must attend’ sessions at APP2022 “With state borders finally opening and lockdowns fading away, the path is clearing for a bumper APP …
RAT program off to rocky start
Close to half of AJP readers are not participating in the concessional RAT program, our poll reveals Last week, the AJP asked whether readers’ pharmacies are taking part in the …
Medicines should be ‘affordable’
“Timely, equitable and reliable” access to medicines a top priority in refreshed medicines policy, but alternative models to community pharmacy dispensing not addressed Pharmacy groups have seen some of their …
‘Created by students, for students.’
NAPSA publishes inaugural issue of the first peer-reviewed pharmacy students’ journal in the world A scoping review conducted by fourth-year pharmacy students Vasilios Sotiropoulos and Matthew Perry in 2018 found …
RAT prices: ACCC on the move
Complaints about pharmacies continue, but smaller stores are outstripping them on RAT price complaints, as the ACCC investigates reports Governments redirected the tests The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has …