Pharmacy History
Pharmacy joins the credit revolution
20March 1971: the Pharmacy Guild plans to launch its own credit card, while the government toughens restrictions on pharma ads The Pharmacy Guild of Australia announced in March 1971 that …
Back to the future
March 1946: Are you a salesman or a chemist? And the Guild launches a national marketing plan We take a look at some of the key stories in pharmacy from …
“Unscrupulous chemists”
February 1921: A disgruntled pharmacy “Judas” is under fire for sharing trade secrets in the national press The February 1921 edition of the AJP including the ocverage of a letter …
Discount war over analgesics
February 1971: AJP warns against treating analgesics as ‘cut-price food’ as supermarket price war resumes  Pharmacists in early 1971 were being advised to educate the public on the dangers of …
“Pharmacy is heading into one of the most trying times in history”
December 1970: Pharmacy is set to face “astounding assertions” and “freak facts” at a parliamentary inquiry “Most of our leaders are agreed that pharmacy is headed for one of its …
Providing the right medicine: hospital pharmacy in the 21st century
In the second of a two-part series, Ron Batagol looks at the changes in hospital pharmacy practice since the 1970s In the first of these articles, I provided a short …
A prescription for success: the history of hospital pharmacy
In the first of a two-part series, Ron Batagol summarises the development and evolution of hospital pharmacy in Australia from the early years, through to the beginnings of clinical/ward pharmacy …
A win for pharmacy
November 1920: Pharmacy has won “one of the most important cases undertaken by pharmacists” “One of the most important cases undertaken by pharmacists was brought to a successful conclusion in …
Pharmacy in the headlines
October 1970: Pharmacy is facing a “huge inquiry”, while the Guild takes to the TV screens to promote a new cosmetics campaign The headline story in the October 1970 edition …
What a difference a century makes
There’s widespread panic, restrictions and quarantines are in place, medicines are in short supply, false information is spreading, staff are getting sick and people are refusing to wear masks. Welcome …
Returning to normal
September 1945: World War II is over, and restrictions on medicine sales, and pharmacy ownership were being lifted. Meanwhile, readers were unhappy with GPs’ script standards The recent cessation of …
Do we need a federal pharmacy law?
September 1920, and one of the biggest items of discussion in the AJP is whether it is desirable for Australia to have a federal pharmacy law “Within the next few …