GP acceptance of pharmacist advice up to 84%
A systematic review has found medication reviews identified up to four problems per patient, with generally high acceptance of pharmacist recommendations Collaborative medication reviews are successful at identifying and resolving medication-related problems, …
Are you being underpaid?
Workplace investigations continue to show that employees are being paid less than their legal entitlements, according to the pharmacist union Across Australia, workplace investigations continue to show that employees are …
‘Patients can access a range of other services when they visit their GP.’
How many general practices employ pharmacists, and how many pharmacies are co-located with general practices across the country? GPs work predominantly in group practices and many also work alongside other …
A heated debate
Researchers call for practice guidelines on nicotine vaping products to be developed for pharmacy staff, but Chief Medical Officer urges caution in light of seventh US death Use of nicotine …
A case of ‘small’ business
Pharmacist criticised after losing unfair dismissal case, with Commission finding in favour of the pharmacy employer A pharmacist who claimed she was unfairly dismissed has lost her application before the …
Are you one of these pharmacist ‘types’?
The shopkeeper, the grocer, the locum, the homeopath, the community pharmacist… one researcher has attempted to classify pharmacists into various categories Pharmacists are not a homogeneous group, yet little attention …
Are you allowed to offer discounts on services?
Pharmacy Board reminds pharmacists of their obligations when advertising health services, and warns about steep penalties for breaches—up to $10,000 per offence To protect consumers, the National Law has provisions …
The practitioner v the Pharmacy Board
A pharmacist has been ordered to pay costs to the Pharmacy Board after fighting against conditions to undergo alcohol screening A former pharmacy owner has been ordered to pay costs …
A war of words
A community pharmacist has responded to a column that referred to the profession as ‘usurpers’ who only have ‘dispensing degrees’ An outraged community pharmacist has responded to a recently penned …
PBS dispensing a ‘very effective’ public-private partnership?
Call for Federal, State and Territory governments to work together to promote pharmacists’ role, and ‘nurture’ the 5700-strong community pharmacy network The PBS is a strong system of universal access …
‘A lot of the advice you give is free, and it’s really unfair.’
NSW minister highlights pharmacist role but says supportive regulations need to be made, while panellist points out lack of remuneration “I am one of the biggest fans of pharmacists,” said …
‘Low pharmacist pay is the greatest challenge facing our profession.’
What you said: we round up some of the latest comments from across the AJP website so far this month Comments may be slightly edited for brevity or accuracy purposes. …