Do ECPs need ‘Odyssey’ years?
FIP early career pharmacist group president Yi Ling Ng talks to Carlene McMaugh about how pharmacy is changing in Malaysia and internationally – including paid professional services “When I first …
TGA clampdown on unlawful importation and advertising continues
A Queensland-based health practitioner among those hit with TGA infringement notices in relation to alleged advertising of prescription medicines including ketamine Infringement notices totalling $126,720 have been issued to two …
Pharmacies face rising cyber threat: Fred
Increasing numbers of pharmacies are falling victim to cyber-attacks, Fred IT Group reports Pharmacy owners and managers are being urged to take steps to strengthen their cyber defenses following a …
Guild hits out at LillyDirect
Healthcare professionals need to be involved in prescribing and dispensing of GLP-1s, national Guild leader says Plans to distribute Eli Lilly’s non-PBS (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) listed medicines directly to patients …
Oral Health Series: Oral health and chronic disease
Oral health should not be considered separately from general health, writes pharmacist and dentist Dr Alex Park in the first of this series on oral health For pharmacists managing chronic …
Docs, competition review member call for deregulation
Renewed calls for the abolition of the ownership and location rules have been linked to the cost of living crisis A new piece in the Australian Financial Review by economist …
Motion matters
Recent pharmacy inspections have uncovered a significant error in the way some pharmacy owners have tried to manage security The Victorian Pharmacy Authority has issued a warning from its inspectors …
Pharmacy Council of NSW cuts rego fees, as Board announces hike
Pharmacists from across the country will be hit with a registration fee of more than $500 when they renew their registration this year General and limited registration will now cost …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest research news Lipoprotein(a): Actionable today, treatable tomorrow? Lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) is an atherogenic, low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-like particle whose concentrations, mostly genetically determined, are elevated in …
Defending the health of the nation
In this 140th year of the AJP, we reflect on the long and valuable history of Australia’s military pharmacists as reported in its pages When most people think of pharmacists …
The week in review
Protecting pharmacists from violence, LillyDirect backlash and barriers to scope expansion were among the topics our readers clicked on this week In the middle of the week, we brought you …
‘Deliberately dishonest’: Former pharmacist fined for falsifying records
The Queensland-based former pharmacist admitted to changing records eight times for ADHD medicines, tribunal papers show A former pharmacist has been fined $5000 and reprimanded for creating false clinical records …