Co-founder speaks on Chemist Warehouse’s future
Despite recent speculation that Chemist Warehouse could be listing on the ASX, there are no plans to take the company public, its chairman says In November 2017, The Australian Financial …
Outstanding SA/NT pharmacists honoured
Leading South Australian and Northern Territory pharmacists were honoured at the 2018 PSA SA/NT Awards The Pharmacist of the Year Award was presented to Dr Janet Sluggett, a pharmacist researcher embedded …
TerryWhite Chemmarts teal up for cancer support
TerryWhite Chemmart’s total fundraising support for Ovarian Cancer Australia is expected to hit $1,225,550 following a month of fundraising activities throughout February This is the 12th year of Terry White’s …
Health Minister to speak at APP
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt is to deliver the opening keynote address at APP2018 The Pharmacy Guild has announced that Minister Hunt will present in the opening plenary session on …
Govt has locked in ‘protection racket’ for Guild: PPA
The pharmacist union has criticised a health amendment bill that removed the location rules sunset clause Three weeks ago, the National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits – Budget and Other Measures) …
The week in review
Opioids are still in the news, as methadone patients are vilified in the press and pharmacists respond to accusations of price gouging The Pharmacy Guild’s Anthony Tassone says he has …
Behind the scenes
AJP chats with Lizzy Pike and Rebecca Williamson about their award-winning product Face Halo, exclusively stocked by Priceline Pharmacy The Face Halo, recently introduced at The Beauty Prescription event and available …
BMJ article withdrawn over media exposure
A parasite study has been removed from a medical journal after a couple’s intimate photographs were broadcast by tabloids The British Medical Journal (BMJ) has pulled one of its January …
Pharmacy robbery sentence ‘manifestly excessive’
A man has been granted parole eligibility after successfully appealing a sentence for pharmacy robbery Mark Bradley Kaufman contended that his sentence of five and a half years for helping …
Listeria on the rise
Food safety stakeholders are warning people vulnerable to Listeria infection to avoid eating rockmelon, after 10 cases and two deaths were linked to the fruit The NSW Food Authority has …
Planning for the real risk of smallpox re-emerging
The ease of creating a smallpox-like virus, and the growing number of vulnerable people present challenges for emergency response planners, researchers warn Unprecedented levels of immunosuppression in countries like Australia …
Advancing Practice launched
The new pathway for providing recognised pharmacy credentials is now open for applications The Advancing Practice program, announced to be making a comeback at the SHPA’s Medicines Management Conference late …