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2 weeks ago | 
ajp.com.au | John Smith |JOhn Smith |Leopold Hamulczyk |Megan Haggan |Nicholas O’Donoghue
Pharmacy erred over continued paracetamol dispensing: coroner A pharmacy continued to pack paracetamol into a man’s Webster packs long after a prescription for the medication expired, a… Pharmacists living week-to-week: union Employee pharmacists feel “undervalued and undercompensated”, the profession’s union tells the Fair Work Commission Close to half of employee pharmacists… ‘You can’t extend scope without expanding support’ Pharmacists are still expected to shoulder additional...
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2 months ago | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Peter Allen |Peter Van Allen |James Tsaoucis |Megan Haggan
Near-miss reporting can be a sign of a strong safety culture Fostering an environment where staff feel comfortable reporting “near misses” is a positive thing for patient safety, a senior hospital pharmacist says. Speaking at the Medication Safety and Efficiency Conference earlier this month, Liverpool Hospital’s director of pharmacy, Rebecca Brown, said that having aThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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2 months 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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2 months 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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2 months ago | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Anthony Zehetner |John Smith |JOhn Smith |Megan Haggan
Electronic prescribing is becoming standard practice in primary care, according to an ADHA official Uptake of electronic prescriptions is on the rise the Australian Digital Health Agency’s (ADHA’s) medicines safety program director, Vicki Ibrahim says. Speaking at the Medicines Safety and Efficiency Conference in Sydney today (Wednesday 2 April 2025), Ibrahim told delegates thatThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Mar 27, 2025 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |John Smith |JOhn Smith |Benjamyn Sung |Megan Haggan
Boosting uptake of 60-day prescriptions offers greater savings for patients and taxpayers, the Grattan Institute says Uptake of 60-day dispensing is falling short of expectations with experts from the Grattan institute saying patients are missing out on significant savings. An article co-published by Grattan Institute health director, Peter Breadon, and Wendy Hu an associateThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Mar 26, 2025 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |John Smith |JOhn Smith |Benjamyn Sung |Megan Haggan
HELP debt relief welcomed, but pharmacy students will still face placement poverty, NAPSA warns Pharmacy students are set to continue to face difficult decisions after the government opted not to extend its Commonwealth Prac Payments program in Tuesday’s (25 March 2025) budget. National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association president, Sebastian Harper, told the AJP thatThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Mar 23, 2025 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Jay Cutler |John Smith |JOhn Smith |Megan Haggan
Accelerated and simplified price disclosure measures have created “perverse outcomes”, the program’s architect says Government policy designed to secure cheap prices for medicines needs to be updated, former Department of Health Secretary, Jane Halton believes. Speaking during a State of the Industry panel discussion at the Australian Pharmacy Professional conference (APP) on Friday (21 MarchThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Mar 23, 2025 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Jay Cutler |JOHN SMITH |JOhn Smith |Megan Haggan
Pharmacy owners get four years' warning to embrace full scope of practice or risk missing out on funding in the 9CPA Pharmacies that do not implement new services as the profession’s scope of practice expands will miss out on funding in the Ninth Community Pharmacy Agreement (9CPA), Pharmacy Guild of Australia national president Professor TrentThis 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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Mar 20, 2025 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Paul Ukich |Jarrod McMaugh |Jay Cutler
Boosting uptake of biosimilars will require practitioner change and a policy rethink, GBMA chair says Australia is “underdone on penetration in the market” when it comes to uptake of biosimilar medications, Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association (GBMA) chair, Jane Halton says. Speaking during the State of the Industry panel discussion at the Australian Pharmacy ProfessionThis content is restricted to registered users only.
