Poll: What is the biggest challenge facing ECPs?
Issues that need to be tackled to create a brighter future for Early Career Pharmacists A few weeks ago, the PSA released its Early Career Pharmacist White Paper – an …
Profit is sanity
‘Turnover is vanity, profit is sanity, cash is reality, discounting is profanity’, write Bruce Annabel and Mal Scrymgeour One of the best pharmacy owner managers I know said that ‘Turnover …
‘No’ to quotas
The tribe has spoken: AJP readers do not believe in quotas for women in pharmacy leadership Last year, AJP asked whether women were adequately represented in pharmacy leadership and discussion …
Forum: NDIS – Trouble getting paid…
“We have our first NDIS patient. We started supplying them with wipes, hand sanitisers etc starting in April. The managing agency is refusing to pay the account from the monthly account …
Union claims “inaccurate”: Guild
Pharmacy owners have been advised to avoid confrontation with protesters or union representatives in the wake of recent industrial action outside a number of pharmacies In a members’ newsletter, seen …
Week in review
CWH on location rules, union protests, pharmacists acting irresponsibly, koalas… and more Doctors’ groups in the mix This week the Australian Medical Association (AMA) called for pharmacy programs to be …
Targeting pain
Despite the downturn in the analgesics category, pharmacy’s trusted advice and proactive approach might just be the key to driving positive future growth According to Nielsen data, in the last …
Get rid of it!
We’ve already had some fantastic entries in our ‘Search for Australia’s Oldest Medicines’ competition To encourage pharmacy to support the Return Unwanted Medicines (RUM) new consumer campaign, AJP has teamed …
Sigma forewarns lowered profits
Despite having entered formal negotiations with CWH/My Chemist Group, the healthcare provider has been affected by “challenging” industry conditions When Sigma first announced it was taking legal action against CWH …
GP banned from prescribing S8, S4D drugs
His overprescribing patterns affected 13 patients, many of whom were drug dependent or recovering from dependency According to a decision released this week, Dr Angelo Arreza was found to have …
Ramsay hits back over supply stoush
Group says Guild’s concerns it is not complying with pharmacy ownership laws are based on erroneous information Last year Ramsay Health Care, Australia’s largest private hospital group, announced it was …
Clinical tips: Dental and oral health
Esther Lau and Lisa Nissen explain the key role pharmacists play in oral care and dental health Many people will tell you that they can think of many other things …
