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Budget reply covers health, tax
Labor promises tax cuts for low-income earners including those working in ‘retail, hospitals, pharmacy and fast food’ The Australian Labor Party has made a key health commitment in its Budget …
Bad behaviour
Why do pharmacists and doctors divert or supply drugs for non-medical use? Australian researchers find out A small proportion of health practitioners contribute to the growing problem of pharmaceutical diversion …
8 things to know about allergy and anaphylaxis
Did you know hospital admissions for anaphylaxis have increased fivefold in the last 20 years? Find out more in the leadup to World Allergy Week With World Allergy Week beginning …
You asked, John Bell answered!
A couple of weeks ago we asked our Pharmacy Audience to submit their questions for John Bell about osteoarthritis. Here are John’s answers!
Managing Abdominal Pain: Helping Patients Make Informed Decisions
Joyce McSwan explains how to assess the urgency of care and recommend appropriate next steps to manage abdominal pain.
7CPA: The wish list
With 7CPA negotiations due to kick-off later this year, AJP speaks to senior pharmacy leaders to get their agreement ‘wish lists’ AJP took the opportunity to speak to some senior …
Doctor struck off over ‘improper & unethical’ conduct
A NSW GP who sent hundreds of text messages – some explicit – to a vulnerable patient, and took another out on a date, has had his registration cancelled A …
World news wrapup: 4 April 2019
Former pharmacy owner murders drug inspector; inquest hears of dispensing error; former pharmacist tipped to be head of suspected stolen drug operation Kharar, India: Around 10 years after he lost …
Electronic Scripts – 10 Years of Progress but now what?
It’s 10 years this week since Fred IT demonstrated Australia’s first electronic script at APP 2009. We caught up with Paul Naismith just after stepping off the big stage at …
A mixed bag
Here’s how hospital pharmacy, industry and other medical groups reacted to the 2019/20 Federal Budget The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has welcomed focus on embedded pharmacy positions in …
‘We need to have investment in pharmacy and pharmacists.’
PSA welcomes Budget measures and calls on the government to invest its projected surplus on pharmacy’s role in health The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has welcomed the government’s commitment …
A healthy budget
Guild lauds pharmacy budget boost as AHI fee, CSO payments, DAAs and medication management gain extra funds The Pharmacy Guild of Australia says it “welcomes confirmation that the Budget will …