What’s the 2018 Pharmacy of the Year up to now?
We catch up with Southcity Pharmacy Wagga co-proprietor Luke van der Rijt, just over one month after the win AJP: What’s life been like since being recognised as the Guild …
Licensees reprimanded
Recent panel hearings have looked into allegations that licensees had failed to meet their responsibilities to comply with good pharmacy practice at registered premises Three panel hearings were held in …
Meds shortages roundup
Codeine product shortages are winding up while other medicines are set to experience longer delays Four codeine products recently experienced shortages due to increased demand following the February upschedule, as …
Week in review
Outstanding pharmacists have been recognised with honours this week, while others have been struck off the register for breaching professional obligations Early this week, leading Australian pharmacy academic Professor Andrew …
A ‘needless and entirely preventable’ death: Coroner
Pharmacists are reminded of their right to refuse supply in the wake of an inquest into a man’s death due to methotrexate toxicity Earlier this year, media outlets reported on the …
CWH gave me a job when no one else would: student
Are young pharmacists and students flocking to discount chains because other pharmacies simply aren’t willing to take them on? Why do young people work for discount pharmacy chains if the …
Bringing healthcare into the 21st century
For too long health has been lagging behind other sectors, says consumer advocate In March this year, The George Institute for Global Health and the Consumers Health Forum of Australia, …
Working together
Pharmacy students across Australia worked together to pack birthing kits and raise thousands of dollars for charity, as NAPSA Charity Cup winds up A fundraising effort driven by the National …
Pharmacist who dispensed over 143,000 OxyContin tablets banned
A NSW pharmacy owner has been struck off the register for “gross breach of his professional obligations” In a hearing before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal late last year, a …
The numbers are in
How many pharmacies have signed up to My Health Record so far? And how many prescriptions have been uploaded? AJP has looked at the latest statistics on the My Health …
Staff Spotlight
AJP chats with Tim Stewart, who won Intern of the Year at APP last month After graduating from the University of Canberra with a Master of Pharmacy (his Bachelor’s was …
Under review
The ACCC has launched a review into the proposed merger of Arrow and Apotex Early last month, Arrow Pharmaceuticals and Apotex announced a proposed merger of their Australian and New …