Jenny Gowan is Consultant Pharmacist of the Year
Long-time AJP contributor Jenny Gowan has been awarded the AACP-MIMS 2016 Consultant Pharmacist of the Year. Gowan told the AJP that she is greatly honoured by the award, and says …
Labor lauded for preventive health plan
Health stakeholders have welcomed Labor’s prevention policy announced over the weekend. The policy focuses on preventing chronic disease by targeting poor nutrition, physical inactivity, tobacco and harmful alcohol use, says …
ACCC takes e-cigarette retailers to court
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has commenced separate proceedings in the Federal Court against two e-cigarette online retailers alleging that they made false or misleading representations and engaged in …
Pharmacy role in bone health course
The Pharmacy Guild and Sanofi Consumer Healthcare have collaborated to develop a new online course that addresses vitamin K2 and bone health. Statistics show that 4.74 million Australians over 50 …
AMA welcomes ACCC action against Medibank
The AMA welcomes the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s decision to launch legal action against Medibank Private over alleged misleading and deceptive conduct. AMA President Dr Michael Gannon says the …
CM debate still simmering: this week’s best comments
AJP takes a look at the last week’s best reader comments AJP readers responded with interest to Manya Angley’s opinion piece this week, looking at whether it was time for …
Support the Pharmacists’ Support Service
Life is full of challenges which are often unpredictable and at times life-changing, says the Pharmacists’ Support Service Sometimes challenges can cause stress and you need to find someone safe …
Ask Your Pharmacist phase II rolls out
‘Caring up’ for parents and ‘caring down’ for children are to be a focus of the second phase of the Ask Your Pharmacist consumer campaign, which is designed to strengthen …
SHPA welcomes gap bridging in Qld budget
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has congratulated the Queensland State Government on a number of key health initiatives in its 2016 State Health Budget. SHPA CEO Kristin Michaels …
High LDL, lower mortality study flawed
Australians should not stop taking medicines to lower blood cholesterol, the Heart Foundation of Australia has reiterated following the publication of a paper suggesting that older people with high LDL …
Provide evidence: Harvey challenges CM industry
Dr Ken Harvey has issued a challenge to complementary medicines manufacturers to provide evidence to support their products. Articles in mainstream media including the Herald Sun and the Daily Mail …
Codeine recording not mandatory: Guild reminder
The Guild has issued a reminder to pharmacists in this week’s edition of Forefront that codeine recording is not mandatory While the Guild is encouraging pharmacies to use MedsASSIST, State …