Looking to the future
SHPA report recommends boosting collaborative prescribing and specialised roles, and strategies to combat the negative image of community pharmacy on careers The Society of Hospital Pharmacy’s new report – Pharmacy …
‘Do not present yourself to a pharmacist if you have symptoms.’
NSW pharmacists prepare to start vaccinating, while the Premier warns people to stop turning up to pharmacies with symptoms Pharmacies across Sydney are under pressure but they are “working tirelessly” …
Pharmacy suffers from rabbit poison sale
July 1921: Did the Pharmacy Board approve a shopkeeper’s sales of cheap strychnine, harming pharmacists ‘in the public estimation’? The July 1921 edition of AJP included a report on “an …
One on one: Mark and Nick
“He’s definitely not the Luke Skywalker to my Yoda”: How this pharmacy owner approaches mentorship in a collaborative way with his former intern turned pharmacist Welcome to AJP’s series on …
World News Wrapup: 15 July 2021
Transgender woman wins suit against pharmacist; two pharmacists sentenced for diverting $1.1 million worth of drugs; Irish pharmacy sees 5k vaccine enquiries in just a few days Tel Aviv, Israel: …
Moving on from the career crossroads
Do you feel your career is at the crossroads? Are you aware of all the opportunities? Listen to our latest careers advice podcast In the final episode in our podcast …
Falling foul of regulations
Pharmacists have been caught out in recent PBS compliance activities that focus on “unintentional administrative anomalies”, alleges Pharmacy Guild Pharmacists are being penalised for administrative errors that were often due …
Going electronic
New grant set to revolutionise medication management in aged care facilities for patients, pharmacists and prescribers Residential aged care facilities are set to receive funding that will allow them to …
Who benefits from health care?
Anthony Tassone refutes article that labels the Guild and AMA as Australia’s “biggest, ugliest and most militant unions” A recent article in The Spectator by Stephen Spartacus asked, “Who benefits …
“We’re bringing on pharmacists”
General flags a greater role for pharmacists in vax rollout and Minister announces health care PPE support package The head of Australia’s revamp COVID vaccination rollout taskforce, Lieutenant General John …
FIP launches new vaccination handbook for pharmacists
Advocating vaccination should be part of the daily practice of community pharmacists, says FIP editor The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has launched a new vaccination handbook for pharmacists this week, …
Change at the top
TerryWhite Chemmart CEO to step down TerryWhite Chemmart (TWC) has announced that its CEO Duncan Phillips will depart the company in October this year. Mr Phillips, who is originally from …