polls
Poll: What should Government prioritise?
With a new Labor Federal Government in power and an expanded Health ministry, what would you like to see prioritised when it comes to the pharmacy profession? New Prime Minister …
Supermarkets to sell RATs, while barriers remain for some in pharmacy
Rapid antigen testing for the general public will be available from next week – but hurdles and concerns remain The general public will be able to purchase rapid antigen tests …
Poll: Are you registered and practising… or something else?
Are you keeping up your registration – but working or studying outside pharmacy? Tell us in our latest poll There’s been a lot of talk lately about dissatisfaction in the …
Poll: is a second wave on the way?
As restrictions designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 loosen, are you worried about a second wave of the disease? There’s no doubt that Australia has weathered the COVID-19 crisis …
‘There are pharmacies doing it very tough.’
Business is far from booming in pharmacy, as economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has readers worried about job security and business viability Earlier this month, the AJP asked readers …
Poll: Are you happy with this pay rise?
Tell us what you think of the FWC’s decision on a pay rise for employee pharmacists Last week, the Fair Work Commission handed down its decision on the Pharmacy Industry …
Little support for ownership changes
AJP’s latest poll has suggested what many already know: that pharmacists overwhelmingly support pharmacist ownership In our latest poll, we asked readers to tell us who, if there was to …
Poll: has there been a ‘significant net addition’ to your role?
Has your role changed and its scope increased enough to justify an increase in the award wage? Last week, the AJP reported on the Pharmacy Guild’s submission to the Fair …
Anti-inflammatory risk downplayed in open channel
Nearly three-quarters of pharmacists would like to see greater restrictions on the availability of ibuprofen, an AJP poll has revealed Following concerns expressed by pharmacists that Australians could be at …
Poll: do pharmacies need pharmacist owners to be safe?
Does safe pharmacy practice require a registered pharmacist to own a pharmacy? The issue of pharmacy ownership regulation has again been brought to the fore by Ramsay Health Care’s acquisition …
Support for Guild low-dose codeine model
A majority of pharmacists support the Guild’s “prescription – except when” model for low-dose codeine, an AJP poll has found Following the TGA’s final decision to upschedule codeine-containing products which …
Poll: Prescription—except when codeine
What do you think of the proposed ‘Prescription—except when’ model for codeine? In the last couple of weeks, we’ve heard a lot from stakeholders about the Guild’s ‘Prescription – except …