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Double dispensing will fuel medication shortages
Common medications will be hard to find from July, if the federal government goes ahead with draft Budget measures to implement 60-day dispensing Pharmacists will be forced to tell patients they …
No pharmacist should be on Award rates: owner
Wage rates in the Pharmacy Industry Award 2020 should be seen as a “bare minimum” rather than a guide for paying staff, a pharmacy owner says Speaking during AJP’s Flourishing in …
‘Don’t feel trapped’ in unsafe roles
Pharmacy workers should not be afraid to walk away if a position is not working out Employee pharmacists and pharmacy assistants are being urged not to stick around in jobs …
One on one: Rebecca and Elise
‘Paying it forward’: How this mentoring relationship brings laughter and fun for both pharmacist owner and intern Welcome to AJP’s series on mentor-mentee relationships. If you are interested in being …
Stress test
The stress of COVID has seen a spike in people seeking help with mental health issues, while calls to the Pharmacists’ Support Service (PSS) reveal anxiety levels among pharmacists themselves …
Working together: Elise & Chris
We look at how pharmacist Elise Apolloni and nurse practitioner Chris Helms collaborate for better patient outcomes in the pharmacy environment Elise Apolloni, Managing Partner at Capital Chemist Wanniassa in …
My big Canadian pharmacy adventure
Elise Apolloni shares what she learnt on her trip to ‘community pharmacy nirvana’ In search of what was bigger and better in the world of community pharmacy, I decided to …
What’s in a name?
Words count. While the saying is ‘talk is cheap’, what you say and how you say it can actually mean a lot, writes Chris Brooker In today’s world we’re being …
‘Go for every opportunity’: women’s panel
Advocacy, not tokenism, is needed to push capable women through to leadership roles, say industry leaders The Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s NSW Branch held a women in pharmacy breakfast event …
Charity night for pharmacist support service a ‘great success’
It was a wonderful night with people both young and old coming together, says PSS President Members of the Pharmacists’ Support Service (PSS) ran a charity dinner event on Wednesday …
2017: Year in review
It was a year which began for pharmacy in discussion of the fate of codeine, staff pay issues and a review which threatened to destabilise the community pharmacy model And …
An inspiring winner
Innovative Pharmacist of the Year prize goes to member of award-winning Canberra pharmacy team The award-winning team from Capital Chemist Waniassa has scooped the pool with pharmacy honours and awards …