Visit us at APP2017
Come and say g’day to the PDL crew at APP2017! PDL is Australia’s leading choice for Pharmacist Professional Liabilities Insurance (PI) cover. Pharmacist members of PDL have access to a …
Meet the finalists: Beaufort St 24hr Chemist
Beaufort St 24hr Chemist is one of the finalists in the Pharmacy of the Year 2017 competition Changing the business model of a pharmacy is a challenging and daunting task …
What’s Trending: Technology in Pharmacy
After another busy year in pharmacy, now is a good opportunity to pause and reflect on some of the macro technology trends that are driving change in the industry New …
Why pharmacy must support pill testing
Pharmacy needs to get serious about pill checking and other harm minimisation measures, writes Liam Murphy I’m just going to get straight to the point: the pharmacy industry and its …
Should the Easter Bunny come out to play now?
Does the Easter bunny really want to come out to play in January? Peter James Ryan asks in Inside FMCG Retail has been a calendar-based business for all of its …
The biggest show in town
AJP will be bringing you all the news, views and events from APP 2017 across a range of media There’s now just over a week to go till the biggest …
Bowling a good pill
Pharmacy academic stars in first 2017 pharmacy cricket encounter Well known and highly respected Sydney University pharmacy academic Professor Andrew McLaughlin was the early hero of the 2017 National Pharmacy …
Retail guru back at APP
Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference & Trade Exhibition will welcome back retail consultant and strategist Malcolm Scrymgeour as a speaker for 2017 Scrymgeour, director of Zumo Retail (and a columnist for …
Arthritis isn’t just a condition affecting older people, it likely starts much earlier
Arthritis isn’t just a condition affecting older people, it likely starts much earlier Flavia Cicuttini, Monash University This article is part of our series on older people’s health. It looks …
Could codeine upschedule be pharmacy’s doing?
Could demotivated pharmacists have ultimately caused the codeine upschedule? asks David Paulmert From the first of February 2018, all over-the-counter codeine-containing products will be removed from their current schedule, and …
The gap between awareness and attitude
You need to get right 8 fundamental steps if you’re to successfully change your pharmacy, says Glenn Guilfoyle Conversations on refocusing pharmacists from rear technical processing roles to forward customer …
Reducing errors one dose at a time: PDL practice alert
PDL are seeing an increase in reports of consumers being given medication which is not their own and intended for another person In 2016, incident reports of this nature comprised …