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A slew of legal stories, Chemist Warehouse and questions about pharmacists providing OTC antibiotics dominated headlines this week… The union representing retail workers attempted to tackle an “epidemic” of abuse …

A legal scandal, new codeine stats, bullying allegations and more pollie vaccinations… it’s been a surprisingly busy week in pharmacy This week we found out that a man had been working as …

AJP was back covering all things pharmacy this week, including reports that some pharmacists are battling ‘extreme workloads’ that are leading to errors We hope all our readers had a …

It was a turbulent week in community pharmacy, with GPs still taking shots at pharmacists and a court case kicking off This week saw the commencement of the Guild’s legal …

Following a whirlwind week in politics, we heard from all corners of pharmacy about ownership, GP pharmacists, real-time monitoring and more This week began with confirmation that Greg Hunt had …

Outstanding pharmacists have been recognised with honours this week, while others have been struck off the register for breaching professional obligations Early this week, leading Australian pharmacy academic Professor Andrew …

The Federal Budget dropped on Tuesday night provided some excitement in the midst of post-APP blues… The 2018-19 Federal Budget, delivered by Treasurer Scott Morrison, was headlined for pharmacy by …

It’s a short week for most people with the Easter long weekend, but we’ve still had an ongoing flu feud, pharmacy reports dropped and a new CEO announced for the …

Rumours about Chemist Warehouse, pharmacists winning on the national scene and more! This week, the Australian Financial Review reported rumours that Chemist Warehouse was spending increasing face-to-face time meeting with …

Pharmacists have had a tough week… First, there was that tribunal ruling which found: “A person served by a pharmacist is not a patient but a customer.” The ruling was …

Post-Pharmacy Connect and beyond, including Tamiflu shortage, scheduling woes, location rules and more We kicked off the week by rounding up some interesting topics covered at the conference in Sydney …

CWH on location rules, union protests, pharmacists acting irresponsibly, koalas… and more Doctors’ groups in the mix This week the Australian Medical Association (AMA) called for pharmacy programs to be …