Penalty and overtime rates ‘not optional extras’: union
Professional Pharmacists Australia backs legislation to protect penalty and overtime rates Moves to enshrine protections for penalty and overtime rates will provide certainty for low-income earners, the Shop, Distributive and …
‘Long hard road’ ends as pharmacist escapes conviction
A Tasmanian pharmacist who dispensed on out-of-date scripts and issued unauthorised repeats is keen to get back to work, a court has heard The Advocate reports that the pharmacist pleaded …
‘High risk, high stakes’: Errors involving children
Pharmacists share shocking case studies, with one seeing up to 1000-times dose errors for clonidine while another witnessed a child develop opioid dependency Leading pharmacists are warning the profession to …
TGA raids ‘Candy’ store for $40k of vapes
Tobacco control under the spotlight as the TGA warns on nicotine pouches and highlights a recent raid, and the health minister talks illegal tobacco As part of its ongoing effort …
‘An amazing day in pharmacy’
UWA celebrates the graduation of its first Doctor of Pharmacy students, from a program designed to produce “future-ready pharmacists” The first Doctor of Pharmacy students at the University of Western …
Undervaluing pharmacy ‘has to stop’
One multi-award-winning pharmacist talks to the AJP Podcast about why we need to value the services available in pharmacy – and pay for them The Capital Chemist Charnwood is in …
Artificial intelligence takes on pharmacy students
Popular large language models such as ChatGPT are becoming increasingly popular, but research suggests they fall short in answering pharmacy-related questions Limitations on the technology behind generative artificial intelligence (AI) …
Creon shortage forecast
Unexpected global demand prompts sponsor to warn of anticipated shortages of two strengths of Creon capsules Viatris is warning that supplies of Creon (pancreatic extract) 25,000 unit and 35,000 unit …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Australasian Bronchiolitis Guideline: 2025 Update Bronchiolitis is an acute respiratory condition generally occurring seasonally in winter months, most often …
Pay bump secured for pharmacy assistants
New deal to deliver improved pay and conditions for public hospital-based pharmacy assistants, union says Pharmacy assistants will be among the 60,000 public health workers to benefit from a new …
Reversing falling vaccination rates an opportunity for pharmacy
Declining uptake of vaccinations across all age groups represents “a significant opportunity” for community pharmacy, a bureaucrat says Community pharmacists have a key role to play in boosting vaccination uptake, …
Health issues reprimand announcement
A pharmacist has been reprimanded over improper claiming of payment for PBS medicines, the federal government has announced The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has issued a statement regarding …