Accused Amcal not cutting wages
Higher wages, not penalty rates, need to be the focus of the pay debate, says the owner of an Amcal pharmacy targeted last week Last week, Labor member for McEwen …
Future bound
Moving pharmacy to the next phase of its existence means turning uncertainty into opportunity, says John Thornett Whilst pharmacy is undergoing yet another review, the uncertainty of the future of …
An historic transaction
Is this the oldest pharmacy invoice? AJP has recently been running, in collaboration with the RUM project, a competition to identify Australia’s oldest medicines being returned to pharmacy’s for disposal. …
7 social media hacks
7 ways to ensure your social media strategy is working for you and your business, by leading expert Mel Kettle Know why you’re online It’s all very well to be …
Week in review
Pharmacists have had a tough week… First, there was that tribunal ruling which found: “A person served by a pharmacist is not a patient but a customer.” The ruling was …
Pharmacists critical to prescribing process
A recent Australian trial found pharmacist involvement in medication charting lowered inaccuracies from 41.1% to just 1.4%. AJP spoke with the lead researcher to find out more… During the one-month …
Tambassis re-elected
National President of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, George Tambassis, has been re-elected to the position for a further three years Mr Tambassis, a Victorian community pharmacist for over 25 …
‘If they do this, they are the most heartless, gutless people’
The Pharmacy Guild’s Kos Sclavos has condemned the Productivity Commission as “ruthless” and “un-Australian” Speaking at the Pharmacy Assistant conference on the Gold Coast, the immediate past Guild president warned …
Latest issue of JPPR released
The “pivotal” role of pharmacists in ensuring better medication management is the October theme for SHPA’s flagship journal Now available online and free to SHPA members, the October issue of …
$1.2 million in pharmacist underpayments
Pharmacists received over one million in compensation in just 12 months, mainly due to award underpayments and non-payment of entitlements, says pharmacist union Between 1 October 2016 and 1 October …
Clinical tips: the ‘worried unwell’
Karalyn Huxhagen takes a look at supporting patients with low health literacy and limited health professional access We have all met the “worried well”. These are the customers who give …
Pharmacy responds to Commission report
Automated dispensing replacing pharmacists is a “simplistic approach that shows lack of understanding,” say pharmacy organisations While pharmacy organisations have welcomed recommendations by the Productivity Commission that support pharmacists’ role …