pandemic
The pandemic problem
The last couple of months have seen a resurgence of the coronavirus in Australia, with Victoria forced into a lockdown of unprecedented severity. What impact have recent developments had on …
Battle of the borders
Regional Australia is feeling the strain on health services due to the pandemic, and the situation is especially acute—and tense—in areas close to state borders. How are pharmacists coping with …
Not so hazardous
We’ve already done enough for pharmacy: government responds to call for pharmacy hazard allowance by asserting its previous support for the profession The Federal Government has not offered any additional …
The rent outlook
What impact is the pandemic having on pharmacy rents? Phil Chapman gives the latest developments, and casts his eyes to the future The half-way mark of the government’s original pandemic …
Minister in isolation
Health Minister Greg Hunt says he is not exempt and will undergo a 14 day quarantine period Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt will go into a 14-day period of isolation …
Give us paid pandemic leave
The majority of AJP readers believe pharmacy staff are at higher risk of contracting COVID-19 and should be entitled to paid pandemic leave Pharmacists and pharmacy staff should receive paid …
Contraception during COVID-19
Has there been a rise in the number of requests for emergency contraception during the pandemic? In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic it was suggested that pharmacists would see …
The shape of things to come
What might the pandemic recovery period look like for community pharmacy? Mal Scrymgeour and Bruce Annabel take a glimpse into the future Speculating about the recovery we might expect after …
In the magazine
Here’s what you can read in the June print edition of AJP, out to subscribers this week The June edition of AJP continues to focus on the evolving coronavirus pandemic. …
COVID-19: the pharmacist impact
Italy is one of the nations that has been most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. New data shows just how it has affected community pharmacists Since the beginning of …
The plague doctor
Plague and pandemics have been with us for as long as humans have been on the earth. Ralph Tapping looks at some historic examples and how the current pandemic fits …
The information war
Pharmacists are on the front line of a second pandemic running parallel to COVID-19: medicine misinformation and falsified treatments Pharmacists are not only on the front line of the campaign …