Robberies highlight fentanyl crisis, says paper
A woman with no prior criminal history robbed a pharmacy with a knife in a desperate bid to obtain fentanyl The Newcastle Herald has reported on the case of Ashleigh …
E-liquid child poisoning on the rise
The Victorian Government is the latest stakeholder to express concern about vaping, saying e-liquids are becoming increasingly more dangerous The Andrews Labor Government has launched a new campaign to raise …
How can pharmacists help to prevent falls?
New research from Monash University links falls with medication initiation and dose changes Researchers from Monash University’s Centre for Medicine Use and Safety (CMUS) have conducted a root cause analysis …
Most influential people in pharmacy: Shane Jackson
We speak to the next person in our 14 most influential people in pharmacy campaign, as voted by you Shane Jackson Interim CEO (and former president), PSA Community pharmacist and …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news De-Intensification Of Blood Glucose Lowering Medication In People Identified As Being Over-Treated This study shows that de-intensification of glucose-lowering medication occurred …
Codeine poisonings plummet
More research has confirmed a drop in codeine-related poisonings following the controversial upschedule The rescheduling of all codeine-containing products as prescription-only medications from 1 February 2018 is associated with a …
Crossing borders
One stakeholder has issued a warning to Australians after a man was arrested for bringing his medication into Bali Seven News reports that Michael William Petersen, a former Australian Air …
Back together
Sigma has announced that it has made a new supply agreement with Chemist Warehouse In a market update, the wholesaler announced that a new first-line agreement has been reached with …
‘Pharmacists must be supported.’
PM promises over $25 million to improve medication management programs in response to Aged Care Royal Commission’s Interim Report The Federal Government will deliver a $537 million funding package to …
We’re number one!
AJP placed as the number one in pharmacy media in the latest reader survey The latest syndicated independent pharmacist readership survey has confirmed what we— and you, our readers, already …
The week in review
As fires continue to burn around the country, smoke, haze and dust pose a threat to the nation’s health The wholesalers let us know what they were doing to keep …
Veterans have poorer mental health than Australians overall.
We could be serving them better, writes Nicole Sadler, from the University of Melbourne A career in the Australian Defence Force (ADF), or the armed forces in any country, can …