Arthritis drug shortage looms
TGA working with wholesalers to restrict available Actemra stock to community pharmacies and hospitals as stocks dwindle Australia faces a shortage of arthritis drug Actemra (tocilizumab) following recommendation by the …
Clinical tips: Self-diagnosed thrush
Jala Moushi looks into a fairly common pharmacy experience: a patient who presents with self-diagnosed vaginal thrush Everything that itches is not vaginal thrush: The case of self-diagnosed vaginal …
Keeping up with biosimilars
Pharmacy has a prominent role in the supply and provision of biosimilar medicines, and the profession has been slow to come to terms with this. Is the situation now changing? …
New PI warning incoming
Pfizer to add warning to vaccine PI on heart-related adverse events The TGA is currently working with Pfizer to add a warning statement to the Product Information (PI) of its …
‘It’s a win for the team.’
Josh Lee from Armidale wins this year’s Most Outstanding Community Pharmacist award Josh Lee, Pharmacist in Charge at Mountview Pharmacy in Armidale, NSW, has been recognised with the Most Outstanding …
Government responds to compliance confusion
Department of Health commits to working with pharmacists following complaints about its crackdown on PBS compliance The Federal Department of Health has reassured pharmacists it is committed to working with …
The top ten
What were our readers viewing over the previous month? Regulatory issues, errors and complaints about prices or work conditions lead the way in our list of the top ten stories …
Call to arms
Review findings highlight the vital role pharmacists can play in opioid stewardship Findings from a new review show that pharmacists are ideally positioned to promote and implement effective opioid stewardship—providing …
Looking to the future
SHPA report recommends boosting collaborative prescribing and specialised roles, and strategies to combat the negative image of community pharmacy on careers The Society of Hospital Pharmacy’s new report – Pharmacy …
‘Do not present yourself to a pharmacist if you have symptoms.’
NSW pharmacists prepare to start vaccinating, while the Premier warns people to stop turning up to pharmacies with symptoms Pharmacies across Sydney are under pressure but they are “working tirelessly” …
Pharmacy suffers from rabbit poison sale
July 1921: Did the Pharmacy Board approve a shopkeeper’s sales of cheap strychnine, harming pharmacists ‘in the public estimation’? The July 1921 edition of AJP included a report on “an …
One on one: Mark and Nick
“He’s definitely not the Luke Skywalker to my Yoda”: How this pharmacy owner approaches mentorship in a collaborative way with his former intern turned pharmacist Welcome to AJP’s series on …