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Bicycle bandit brings gun to robbery
Police in two states are investigating incidents in which offenders targeted pharmacies ACT Policing has issued a statement saying it is seeking witnesses to an armed robbery at the Advantage …
Sustainability and values key in new Blooms milestone
Blooms The Chemist has celebrated a new national milestone of 130 stores in the network, with the opening of Blooms The Chemist Douglas As part of the local community for …
Local focus as healthSAVE hits milestone
healthSAVE Pharmacy Network has announced it has reached a milestone of 100 pharmacies nationwide The banner says the milestone underscores its appeal among locally owned pharmacies and the communities they …
TGA issues fake GLP-1 warning
Testing confirms imported unregistered GLP-1 weight loss products are not what they claim to be Consumers are being urged to avoid purchasing online medicines claiming to contain glucagon-like peptide-1s (GLP-1s), warning …
Up to $5k for prescribing training
Guild expands $1.5 million scholarship fund to train Victoria’s pharmacist prescribers The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Victorian branch has expanded its pharmacist prescribing training scholarship, which it says will enable …
Push benefits of flu vax: Kidd
Health professionals are being urged to promote flu vaccination to support patient decision-making “Your recommendation to your patients is one of the most influential drivers of vaccination acceptance”, Australia’s Chief …
Guide to help move from ideas to measurable improvement
A new resource has been launched to support the improvement of medication management Researchers at Monash University and Flinders University have released a new guide on how to establish and …
Matching the old with the new
In our March issue of the AJP we look at some of pharmacy’s past byways and future highways As I highlighted in our previous issue, we are continuing to focus …
Are your premises compliant?
VPA issues a reminder to proprietors that their stores need to be suitable for providing pharmacy services – with examples In its latest, and new-look, newsletter, the Victorian Pharmacy Authority …
The end of an era
The end is nigh for a 156-year pharmacy lineage committed to community-based health care for marginalised and vulnerable people, says John Jackson Disadvantaged members of the community, especially those with …
Introducing AJP Accredited CPD
From March 2026, the AJP will publish CPD activities that meet a rigorous review process known as AJP Accredited CPD The AJP is a well-established and trusted provider of high-quality …
Opioid pain benefits ‘generally small, short-lived’ say researchers
The world’s largest review of opioid pain relievers prescribed for acute pain found this group of medicines provide only small, short-term relief for some acute conditions And the medicines are ineffective for some other conditions, the …