SPG widens criteria
The Small Pharmacies Group is lifting the turnover limit from $1.5 to $2.5 million to allow for medium-sized pharmacies with similar values and challenges to join the group The Small …
PSA to co-sign the 7CPA
Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced that the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia will be co-signatory to the upcoming Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement Speaking at a breakfast held at Parliament House …
In the year 2023…
In five years’ time, pharmacists will be the custodians of medicine safety, embedded wherever medicines are used, and more responsible and accountable for the safe and effective use of medicines, …
Around the clock service
Putting aside immediate returns but ensuring long-term sustainability has been a successful strategy for Hardings 24-hour Pharmacy in Brisbane, our fourth Pharmacy of the Year finalist A major financial investment …
Pharmacy: the numbers
The gap between male and female pharmacist numbers continues to grow, as does the overall number of pharmacists registered in Australia The Pharmacy Board has released its latest figures regarding …
Professional misconduct – or not?
A pharmacist said he was unsure which of several forged scripts and non-compliant scripts for drugs of addiction he had dispensed, claiming staff were using his log-in details The pharmacist appeared …
12 monitored medicines a minute
The Guild’s Anthony Tassone has called on stakeholders to stop using loaded terms like “doctor shopping” in an update on Victoria’s real time monitoring system “The term ‘doctor shopper’ is …
Is the EpiPen shortage over?
Mylan recently announced that the long-running EpiPen shortage has ended, but a pharmacist tells AJP he still hasn’t been able to order any three weeks later Three weeks ago, on …
Doctors ‘declare war’ on the Pharmacy Guild
GPs are outraged over a Guild leader column blasting “five-minute medicine” – but he says as long as doctors hold themselves above everyone else the system will be fragmented The Pharmacy …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Physical functioning and mindfulness skills training in chronic pain The importance of improved physical function as a primary outcome in the …
Hitting the target
A targeted community engagement program, incorporating allied health professionals, is key to ensuring best patient outcomes for Pharmacy 777 Glengarry, the third of our 2019 Pharmacy of the Year finalists …