A glimpse into the near future
More than 85% of hospital pharmacy leaders see advanced pharmacy being key in care beyond hospital walls; more than half think the sector will lead national governance and quality use …
Pharmacist-led prescribing expected by 2030
But the strong belief amongst pharmacists that a national framework will be in place by that date may not be fulfilled, report warns As part of its Pharmacy Forecast Australia …
Is Australia ready for a ‘black swan’ event?
Hospital pharmacists look at unlikely, disruptive events for the first time in their forecast – and there’s much more to it than the shadow of another pandemic Advanced Pharmacy Australia …
National effort to make medicines safer for older Australians
The University of South Australia is calling for aged care providers and pharmacists to join a new pilot study to assess medication safety and management in residential aged care Developed …
‘We’ve had enough of retail workers being treated like punching bags’
Pharmacy workers facing growing retail crime are “just trying to earn a living doing what they love”, says union NSW has rolled out a new retail crime strategy, developed in …
‘We are not even talking to one another about our burnout’
Could 90% of pharmacists have ever experienced burnout in their professional lives? Recently, the AJP ran a poll asking if you had ever experienced burnout – and what you did …
Following a medicine’s journey
Wholesalers have talked disaster management, rural medicines access and shortage handling with pharmacists, on-site at a distribution centre Branch committee members and senior representatives from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, …
Man sentenced after failed Xanax robbery
“People that work in shops such as these should be able to go about their business without being set upon by people like you,” said a judge as he sentenced …
JEV prevention push
Victoria has made the Japanese encephalitis virus vaccine available in 24 regional local government areas as part of its push to prevent infections Minister for Health Mary-Anne Thomas has encouraged …
More patients choosing community pharmacy for range of ailments
Full scope patient services reach a major milestone through Queensland Community pharmacies Queensland community pharmacies have now provided the 5,000th patient consultation delivered through the state-wide full scope program. Chris …
‘We want to minimise the distress’
Practitioners with lived experience of the notifications process are helping Ahpra and the National Boards continue their reform work Ahpra commissioned an Expert Advisory Group (EAG) in 2021 to gain …
Flashback Friday: Is pharmacy doomed?
This was the cheerful question with which we busied ourselves in the mid-50s, worried about the potential end of retail pharmacy It’s November 1955, and after noting the countdown to …
