Pharmacy History
Carrying on business by an unregistered person
Efforts to ensure pharmacies are controlled by pharmacists appear to be doomed to failure It’s May 1892 and concerns are being raised that patient safety and the reputation of the pharmacy profession are being place in jeopardy …
Avoid being hustled
Staff shortages combined with reduced operating hours are increasing pressure on pharmacists while dispensing It’s May 1916 and moves to restrict business hours are having “one not unexpected effect”. the …
Flashback Friday: ‘A career for drunks and wasters’
It’s April 1919 and the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy is pondering the delicate matter of taking time off – and finding someone to cover for you In the aftermath of …
A valueless cheque
Fraudster jailed for 12 months after using “a valueless cheque” while shopping in a pharmacy It’s April 1906, and 56-year-old Victorian, William Westgarth, is set to spend a year behind bars after being convicted of using fake cheques to buy medicines, the …
Pharmacists at war over new store
It’s April 1886 and a dispute over the location of a new pharmacy in a Melbourne suburb has cost a pharmacist £50 plus costs In the fourth edition of the …
Getting the right look
The design and layout of the typical community pharmacy has changed over the years. We look through the AJP’s back pages for examples of how this evolution took shape ‘The …
Back to the beginning
We take a look at some articles from the inaugural issue of the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy in January 1886 Cocaine in hayfever One article noted that “Dr G H …
Flashback Friday: The AJP bemoans the lack of pre-war printing standards
Are those strict regulations over barbiturates really necessary? Some GPs don’t think so, and it reflects badly on pharmacists… welcome to March 1946 The war might be over, but the …
Inspection of pharmacies
With the new Quality and Safety in Pharmacy Program set to replace the Quality Care Pharmacy Program later this year, we look back to March 1936 edition of the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy …
Unqualified dispensers practicing in the colony
Untrained individuals managing apothecaries and tales of poisonings captured the headlines in the AJP’s third edition The year is 1886, and a Hobart-based pharmacist writing under the nom de plume, Vaseline, is raising …
Pharmacy and photography: a trip down memory lane
For generations of Australians a visit to their local pharmacy was a final stop at the end of a beach holiday or a family get together, dropping off their photographic …
Flashback Friday: an embarrassing shortage
It’s 1956, and one magistrate complains that “These fellows might be good chemists, but they are rotten bookkeepers” In our 29 February, 1956 edition, the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy reported …