Immersed in the community: Capital Chemist Calwell
We begin our preview of the 2023 Pharmacy of The Year finalists with a look at Capital Chemist Calwell, ACT A philosophy that helps to identify the needs in its …
All burnt out
Supply chain and workforce shortages, rising workloads, stressed patients: pharmacy is copping it from all angles… What can pharmacies do to avoid staff burn out? In 1826, British pharmacist John …
Prescription pad pilfering pharmacist banned
A Victorian pharmacist whose professional registration has been suspended since 2017 has been barred from seeking to rejoin the profession for another three years. The Victorian Civil and Administrative …
Burnout risk higher in community pharmacy
Pharmacists working in community pharmacy have a higher risk of burnout than their peers working in other areas of the profession a British survey reveals. The Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s (RPS’s) …
For worldwide pharmacy, things are tough all over; report
Community pharmacy faces workforce challenges everywhere, according to WPC analysis In most countries community pharmacy workforces have come out the other side of the pandemic “in a more fragile state” …
Flourish in pharmacy: practical pathways to better teamwork Part 2
“The advice from speakers was very practical and helpful. A terrific webinar” – join the second in our two-part webinar series where pharmacists share ways to enhance staff wellbeing and …
Albo spruiks PBS co-payment cut at Mackay pharmacy
Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, is continuing to flag the federal government’s efforts to ease cost-of-living pressures with its $12.50 cut to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) general co-payment. The PM …
Boxer wins appeal over CWH assault
Former boxing champ, Gairy St Clair, will not serve jail time for punching a security guard at a Chemist Warehouse (CWH) store in Sydney. The one-time International Boxing Federation Junior …
WA Wizard’s long-term 300 pharmacy plan
Funding partners for $50 million phase 1 eastward push likely to be named by end of March, says CEO Lyndon Dyson Western Australian retail pharmacy banner group Wizard Pharmacy expects …
The top ten
A discounter’s battle with a cosmetics giant, and a rise in pharmacy visa requests topped our readers holiday season viewing These were the ten most read stories on the AJP …
Employment status impacts severe asthma expenditure
Poorly controlled asthma is placing a substantial economic burden on Australia’s healthcare system, a study reveals. Research published in Plos One found that the employment status of patients with severe or …
Medicines update
Let’s take a look at the monthly update of new and altered medicine listings from MIMS Australia New Products Faricimab (Vabysmo) is a humanised bispecific immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) antibody that …