Polls
AMA calls on Coalition to back 60-day dispensing
Pharmacy owners’ double dispensing concerns dubbed an “irresponsible scare campaign” by doctors’ group Opposition leader, Peter Dutton, is being urged to clarify the Coalition’s position on 60-day dispensing, with the …
Poll highlights ‘a fight we need to fight’
A large minority of community pharmacists are considering leaving the profession altogether as a result of the controversial 60-day dispensing policy, an AJP poll has revealed Recent analyses have already …
Poll: Decision makers need community pharmacy experience
Could the appointment of a Chief Pharmacist improve relations between the Department of Health and the community pharmacy sector? Bureaucrats behind the new national methadone Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) system …
Are you thinking of leaving pharmacy due to 60-day dispensing?
With the future of the community pharmacy sector looking increasingly uncertain due to 60-day dispensing, are you considering alternatives? There’s no doubt that pharmacy owners and employees are worried about …
Could an early 8CPA ease double dispensing fears?
Access to cheaper medicines can be secured without the potential adverse effects of double dispensing if the government comes back to the table, according to the Pharmacy Guild of Australia …
How will 60-day dispensing impact community pharmacy
Plans to introduce double dispensing for more than 300 Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) listed molecules are expected to have a significant impact on the sector, we’d like to get your …
Poll: pharmacists in aged care
With the way in which residential aged care pharmacists are set to work being debated, we’d like to know what you think Then Health Minister Greg Hunt announced the establishment …
Education key for readers in paracetamol poisoning
We asked readers what measures they supported to help reduce paracetamol poisoning amongst the general public… and there was one standout response Earlier this year, the Therapeutic Goods Administration announced …
Your say: Paracetamol changes
In a bid to address self-poisoning among the general public, the TGA has recommended some restrictions on paracetamol access. What do you think? Earlier this year, the Therapeutic Goods Administration …
Migration matters
Does immigration enable the profession to provide more services, or merely generate a source of cheap labour for pharmacies? Readers of the AJP have their say With the Pharmacy Guild …
Poll: Did you experience burnout during the pandemic?
Are you a pharmacist who was affected by the pandemic, or was it “business as usual” for you? The AJP recently covered an Australian study that explored contrasting experiences of …
Poll: Refusal to supply S8s policy
Following criticism of Chemist Warehouse over how it handles S8s, when do you think it’s reasonable for a pharmacy’ policy to dictate refusal to supply? People who have been denied …