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1 week ago | 
ajp.com.au | Debbie Rigby |Michael Khoo |Emma Anastasi |Megan Haggan
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Understanding the role of sex hormones in asthma In childhood, asthma is more common in boys than girls, changing at puberty. Hormonal changes affect the risk of asthma-related complications, and mortality. Ovarian hormones appear to upregulate that type 2 eosinophilic inflammation in the airways. The resultThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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1 week ago | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Michael Khoo |Emma Anastasi |Megan Haggan
Healthcare workers need to be trained to use paper-based medication management systems in the digital age, pharmacist warns Hospital pharmacists, nurses and doctors need know how to use traditional paper-based systems, Liverpool Hospital’s director of pharmacy, Rebecca Brown, says. Speaking at the Medication Safety and Efficiency Conference in Sydney earlier this month, Brown flaggedThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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1 week ago | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Michael Khoo |Emma Anastasi |Megan Haggan
Queensland-based pharmacy cops $75,000 fine over alleged “unlawful manufacturing of medicinal cannabis products” The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued four infringement notices to the Caloundra-based Summit Pharmacy Pty Ltd in relation to suspected breaches of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989. The fines totalling $75,120 were issued after an investigation contducted by the TGAThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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1 month ago | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Emma Anastasi |Leopold Hamulczyk |Nick Logan
It’s the 1950s and the pharmacy outlook is bright… possibly too bright, given our concerns over an incipient atom bomb attack In our February, 1955 edition we had some handy civil advice defence tips, in the event pharmacists find themselves caught up in a nuclear war. “Pharmacies located in an area exceeding 100 square milesThis content is restricted to registered users only. If you have already registered on the AJP website please login below, Or you can Register for free.
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1 month ago | 
ajp.com.au | Kate Cowling |Emma Anastasi |Leopold Hamulczyk |Nick Logan
The executive general manager of TerryWhite Chemmart (TWC) said the evolving community pharmacy landscape will face a “defining moment” in the next few years, as the group added 52 new stores in six months. The EBOS-owned pharmacy group grew its store numbers to 616 in the first half of the financial year and increased “like-for-like”This content is restricted to registered users only. If you have already registered on the AJP website please login below, Or you can Register for free.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
ajp.com.au | JOHN SMITH |JOhn Smith |Kay Dunkley |Emma Anastasi |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...
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
ajp.com.au | Sheshtyn Paola |Kay Dunkley |Emma Anastasi |Leopold Hamulczyk
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...
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Oct 27, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Jay Cutler |Bart Pharm |Emma Anastasi |Emilia Yap
Positivity is in the air for the community pharmacy sector following the signing of the 8CPA, with bankers happy to back owners, according to a valuations expert Market sentiment is on the rise after taking a dip in 2023 due to uncertainty caused by the federal government’s decision to implement 60-day dispensing, Christian Sirianni fromThis content is restricted to registered users only. If you have already registered on the AJP website please login below, Or you can Register for free.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Emma Anastasi |Emilia Yap |David PerdueU. S. senator
Business news, scam warnings and a look at Ahpra notifications... it's been a busy and varied week in pharmacy This week we heard from Queensland's Office of the Health Ombudsman on the data around reports to Ahpra about pharmacists; while Victorian Labor MP Matt Fregon said many pharmacies were providing methadone to their own financialThis content is restricted to registered users only. If you have already registered on the AJP website please login below, Or you can Register for free.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Emma Anastasi |Emilia Yap |David PerdueU. S. senator |Sheshtyn Paola
In the first of a series of podcasts co-produced by AJP and PDL, we take a look at risk awareness and management when compounding In this podcast, Kylie Neville, PDL professional officer, is joined by two highly experienced industry leaders in pharmaceutical compounding: Patricia Ullmann and Marina Holt. They delve into topics relating to riskThis content is restricted to registered users only. If you have already registered on the AJP website please login below, Or you can Register for free.
