Budget windfall for health
Big health budget boost with telehealth, aged care and mental health at the forefront, but little specific to pharmacy announced Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg released the 2021-22 Federal Budget last …
Chemists are not ‘men of affluence’
May 1921: A pharmacist fights back after the profession comes under attack as being a ‘sordid and soulless scandal’ Pharmacy was coming under attack from a number of different fronts, …
Keeping to the script
One year on from the launch of electronic prescriptions in Australia where are we at now? And what are the next steps? Was it only a year ago that Australia’s …
GPs best for flu jab: AMA
GPs can offer the best advice and support for flu vaccinations, the AMA says as it calls for people to start getting immunised The Australian Medical Association has reissued its …
Keeping on schedule
No change to Symbicort scheduling, TGA confirms, however an antihistamine will move to Schedule 3 The TGA has confirmed a previous interim decision to reject the downscheduling of the asthma …
Untying pharmacy’s Gordian Knot
April 1896: Parliament remains a ‘wayward maiden’ for pharmacist’s seeking to set aside intercolonial legislative differences As Australian was in the process of moving towards it eventual Federation a mere …
Burning out
Absenteeism, fleeing the profession, self-reported errors, reduced patient care: COVID’s impacts on pharmacists revealed The graphic impacts that COVID-19 has had on Australia’s pharmacists have been revealed by a new …
What’s in it for me?
Pharmacists are increasingly vocal in their complaints about pay and conditions, especially in the community sector Pharmacy has proved its value, indeed its necessity, to the Australian public and government …
The top ten
Stories relating to Chemist Warehouse again monopolised AJP reader interest over the last month, with pay and errors also rating Pharmacists’ fascination with all things relating to Chemist Warehouse continues …
Vaccine woes
Use of Astra Zeneca’s COVID vaccine to be restricted in under 50’s due to rare clotting event, with GP’s advised to cancel bookings The issues currently impacting Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine …
“Don’t be misled by Chemists’ shops”
April 1971: Are pharmacists just shopkeepers in the eyes of the public? Parliament hears about the latest developments “The physical appearance of most pharmacies led many people to regard the …
How many pharmacists does it take…?
Pharmacist numbers continue to rise, while the trend toward greater female numbers seems to have stalled The number of registered pharmacists is continuing to climb, according to the latest statistics …