The top ten
Which AJP story went viral during the last month? We reveal our 10 most clicked articles It seems like everyone is interested in the recent World Pharmacists Day. Or at …
‘Aggressive and inappropriate use of medications.’
Doc takes medical board to health practitioners tribunal over finding of unsatisfactory professional performance A doctor has lost an appeal after taking the Tasmanian Board of the Medical Board of …
Poll: Is there a pharmacy recruitment crisis?
Is there a crisis in community pharmacy staff recruitment and retention? What do you think? In a column, recently featured in AJP, leading recruitment specialist Sue Muller declared there was …
A particular responsibility
Health service providers have consistently been among the top three sources of privacy complaints over the last three years The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has just launched …
More pharmacist vaccinations for kids
Victoria’s Minister for Health Jenny Mikakos took to a Northcote pharmacy on Thursday to announce expanded pharmacy vaccination At the Westgarth Pharmacy, Ms Mikakos said that children as young as …
World news wrapup: 10 October 2019
Pay rise could ruin UK pharmacies; US pharmacy suspended over racehorse deaths; “stigma-free” pharmacy opens in San Francisco UK: A rise in the UK’s national living wage could spell “ruin” …
How birth control pill prescriptions by a pharmacist could broaden access and keep costs down
Jurisdictions in the United States are re-examining the role of the pharmacist in contraception, writes Sarah Lynch, Binghamton University, State University of New York Almost 50% of pregnancies in the …
Acute psychosis triggered by Brexit
This case report describes a man in his 40s who was brought to the emergency department in an acute psychotic state, three weeks after the EU referendum results in the UK …
Knowing the risks
A BMJ review of e-cigarettes’ effects shows concerning results including higher rates of acute respiratory illness, acute injury to the small airways and immunosuppression Studies show e-cigarettes have measurable adverse …
Docs slam pharmacy over paracetamol story
Leading doctors have attacked pharmacists over the Guild’s bid to make better use of pharmacists Writing in the Sunday Herald Sun, News Corp reporter Mandy Squires wrote that Australians are …
‘Chemist visits’ a factor in health cost: Bartone
AMA president Dr Tony Bartone has again called for bigger medicines pack sizes, in commenting on a move to combat antibiotic resistance The PBAC has proposed that repeats of common …
Comments roundup
What you said about the pharmacist shortage crisis, the pharmacy accused of poor treatment of methadone patients and more… Here’s a roundup of comments from across the AJP website over …