Chris Brooker

Scotland

Editor at Australian Journal of Pharmacy

Editor of AJP. Student of SF, cricket, beer, music and history. Living on Darug land

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The top 10 | AJP

2 weeks ago | ajp.com.au | Chris Brooker

Errors, bankruptcies, rich lists and price disclosure admissions: what are our top 10 most read stories for the last month? These were the ten most clicked stories on the AJP website between 10 March and 10 April: Pharmacy erred over continuing paracetamol dispensing: coroner StrongRoom AI: administrators seek to sell pharmatech Top 20: CWH foundersThis content is restricted to registered users only.
Complaint protections strengthened

2 weeks ago | ajp.com.au | Chris Brooker

Ahpra is tightening protections for those who complain about health professionals, while also announcing permanent identification of practitioners who commit sexual misconduct Patients are being given greater insight into the safety of practitioners under new measures announced on 4 April by Ahpra that will see proven instances of sexual misconduct permanently published on practitioners publicThis content is restricted to registered users only.
Downscheduling rejected

3 weeks ago | ajp.com.au | Chris Brooker |Paul Sapardanis |Michael Khoo |Vincent Chua

A leading vaginal gel will remain as a Pharmacist Only medicine, the TGA rules, while products containing deadly nightshade will be restricted to use in young children A move to reschedule astrodrimer sodium vaginal gels for the treatment, relief and prevention of bacterial vaginosis has been rejected by the TGA's regulatory committee. The recently releasedThis content is restricted to registered users only.
The top 10 | AJP

1 month ago | ajp.com.au | Chris Brooker |JOHN SMITH |JOhn Smith |Ben Wishaw |Clark Helliar

Burnout widespread amongst the professionsA new study looks at the top reasons Australian health professionals are leaving practice – but what about pharmacists?
Changing direction

1 month ago | ajp.com.au | Chris Brooker |patrick Mahony |Vincent Chua |Siya Etzebeth

TGA delegate overturns interim decisions on schedule changes to products containing widely used ingredients The Therapeutic Goods Administration's (TGA) medicines scheduling committee has overturned previous interim decisions on scheduling products containing Green tea extract and Wild Cherry Bark. The TGA delegate has decided to "set aside" an interim decision to not amend the Poisons StandardThis content is restricted to registered users only.
The top ten | AJP

2 months ago | ajp.com.au | Chris Brooker |Wilson Tan |Bart Pharm |Nicholas O’Donoghue

Doctor title ‘recognition and respect you deserve’ Green light for Doctor of Pharmacy an acknowledgement of the “very special place” the profession holds in the healthcare system,… Medics to ‘fight’ Doctor of Pharmacy title AMA warns Doctor of Pharmacy title could confuse patients and risk safety Australia’s medical profession is voicing its opposition to… ‘We’ve seen that wages have definitely dropped’ With a “drastic” change in competition, pay rates have dropped for locums, one expert says...
No change for sildenafil

Jan 10, 2025 | ajp.com.au | Chris Brooker |Philip Smith |James Tsaoucis |Jay Cutler

Doctor title ‘recognition and respect you deserve’ Green light for Doctor of Pharmacy an acknowledgement of the “very special place” the profession holds in the healthcare system,… Medics to ‘fight’ Doctor of Pharmacy title AMA warns Doctor of Pharmacy title could confuse patients and risk safety Australia’s medical profession is voicing its opposition to… ACCC announces Chemist Warehouse/Sigma merger decision After an eight-month inquiry, the chief competition regulator has had its final say...
The top ten | AJP

Jan 8, 2025 | ajp.com.au | Chris Brooker |John Smith |JOhn Smith |Jay Cutler |patrick Mahony

Doctor title ‘recognition and respect you deserve’ Green light for Doctor of Pharmacy an acknowledgement of the “very special place” the profession holds in the healthcare system,… Medics to ‘fight’ Doctor of Pharmacy title AMA warns Doctor of Pharmacy title could confuse patients and risk safety Australia’s medical profession is voicing its opposition to… ACCC announces Chemist Warehouse/Sigma merger decision After an eight-month inquiry, the chief competition regulator has had its final say...
A freeze that's good for patients: Minister

Jan 7, 2025 | ajp.com.au | Chris Brooker |John Smith |JOhn Smith |Bob Tran |Nicholas O’Donoghue

Doctor title ‘recognition and respect you deserve’ Green light for Doctor of Pharmacy an acknowledgement of the “very special place” the profession holds in the healthcare system,… Medics to ‘fight’ Doctor of Pharmacy title AMA warns Doctor of Pharmacy title could confuse patients and risk safety Australia’s medical profession is voicing its opposition to… ACCC announces Chemist Warehouse/Sigma merger decision After an eight-month inquiry, the chief competition regulator has had its final say...
RUM collection under threat

Dec 10, 2024 | ajp.com.au | Chris Brooker |Warren Blee |Sheshtyn Paola |Nicholas O’Donoghue

60-day uptake ‘quite modest’: expert Pharmacy financials looking “pretty strong” due to low uptake of 60-day dispensing to date, says leading analyst, with first additional… Medics to ‘fight’ Doctor of Pharmacy title AMA warns Doctor of Pharmacy title could confuse patients and risk safety Australia’s medical profession is voicing its opposition to… ACCC announces Chemist Warehouse/Sigma merger decision After an eight-month inquiry, the chief competition regulator has had its final say on...