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‘No such thing as a non-professional service pharmacist’: Guild
One fifth of pharmacies employ a dedicated professional services pharmacist: Guild says concept shouldn’t exist, PSA calls for more funding for roles The recently published UTS Pharmacy Barometer asked 178 pharmacy owners and …
Poll: Do you think vitamins and supplements are ‘mostly harmless’ or worthwhile?
Sometimes data on vitamins and supplements appears conflicting, leaving consumers with mixed messages about whether they should or shouldn’t take them A GP recently wrote in Medical Observer that vitamins …
Minerals and mood disorders
What do you know about the link between depression, magnesium and zinc levels? Australians spend a whopping $2 billion on vitamins and supplements in Australia, but a recent survey of …
Poll: Have you ever refused a prescription?
Have you ever been presented with a concerning script and, if so, did you contact the doctor and refuse to supply the medicine? A few weeks ago an inquest was …
On the edge
40% of pharmacist readers say they have experienced burnout in the past, while a further quarter are undergoing it right now… so what are pharmacy organisations doing to help? “Burnout” …
Patient pushback?
Pharmacists seem to be experiencing an influx in complaints and stockpiling behaviour as the codeine upschedule approaches, according to poll results More than half (51%) of respondents to an AJP …
Crack down on grandfathered ownership rules: poll
Support for pharmacist ownership remains very strong, our latest poll reveals The issue of pharmacy ownership has again surfaced with the news that Ramsay Health Care is to go ahead …
Would you work at a Supercare Pharmacy?
Respondents to an AJP poll were concerned about pay, but those on the frontline had nothing but positive things to say Supercare Pharmacies are a new concept in Australia, enabling …
‘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 …
Poll: Your thoughts on HMRs
What do you think needs to happen in the medicines review space? The King Review panel has acknowledged that changes need to be made in this space, with several submissions …
Doctors overtake pharmacists in image poll
When it comes to perception of ethics and honesty across professions, pharmacists have dropped down the ranks Health professionals have continued their domination of Australia’s most highly regarded professions. Australia’s …
The rising stars
Who are Australia’s most inspiring early career pharmacists? AJP is determined to find pharmacy’s 10 rising stars and we want our readers to help Pharmacy, it can be fairly said, …