CWH names its best
Discount giant Chemist Warehouse has announced the winners of its 2023 CW Retail Awards for Excellence More than 5,000 Chemist Warehouse team members attended functions around the country to celebrate …
E-scripts: three key incident types
In its last practice update for 2023, PDL has some advice regarding electronic prescriptions The introduction of electronic prescriptions has improved patient accessibility to medication and reduced the administrative burden …
VPA to “closely monitor” CWH merger
The Victorian Pharmacy Authority says it is “prepared to act in accordance with its powers” when it comes to issues around pharmacy ownership In its latest circular, the VPA noted …
National vacancy for Professional Officer
PDL is looking for a new face on its team of Professional Officers Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL) is a member owned organisation supporting around 31,000 pharmacist members and the pharmacy …
‘This is a reform that should be in place as a matter of course’
Every time there is a disaster, the government extends or reinstates continued dispensing, say leading pharmacists – so why not make it permanent? Pharmacy stakeholder groups have says they welcome …
Board pharmacist prescribing position statement update
The Pharmacy Board of Australia has reconfirmed it has no regulatory barriers in place for pharmacists to participate in public health initiatives approved by states and territories The Board has …
Deliveries reaching more flood-affected pharmacies
Pharmaceutical wholesalers are gaining increased access to flood-ravaged parts of Far North Queensland over the last 24 hours The National Pharmaceutical Services Association (NPSA), which represents Community Service Obligation wholesalers …
The closedown, and reopening
This is our final newsletter for 2023. Here’s the dates when we’ll be back in 2024 Our final newsletters for the year will be issued today (Thursday 21st): the final …
The top 25 stories of 2023
Weight loss, shortages, 60-day dispensing, CWH and more: which of our stories were the most read in 2023? There’s a usual pattern to the story themes that make our annual …
2023: A year of conflict and change
We take a look back at the year that was in pharmacy In our February 2023 magazine, AJP editor Chris Brooker said pharmacy entered the year in a “position of …
The top 10: Webinars
Continuing our review of our best read stories for 2023: the top 10 webinars The list does include some webinars from previous years which were also resonating with readers and …
The top 10: Opinion columns
Next up in our review of 2023: the 10 most read opinion columns for the year ‘I felt terrified but I will not allow such people to intimidate me’ Onsite …