Opinion
Keeping up with credentialing
Current credentialing arrangements for pharmacists have been extended into 2025. Experts in the field present a primer for medication management reviews Authors: Amy Page, Deborah Hawthorne and Brooke Shelly Pharmacists …
Transitions of care
Why pharmacists are a critical part of the aged care puzzle, say Fei Sim and Laetitia Hattingh With Australia鈥檚 ageing population and increased healthcare needs, the seamless transition between hospital, …
Investment ratings houses cool on Sigma/CWH deal
Evidence is growing that some institutional advisors may be starting to grow wary of the CWH/Sigma deal, says Mike Taylor聽聽 When financial advisers make investment recommendations to clients they are …
Wesfarmers patient on post-API acquisition build
While the focus has been on the CWH and Sigma merger, Wesfarmers has been quietly building its health portfolio, says Mike Taylor聽 While much attention since Christmas has been focused …
Are discount models detrimental?
Melbourne pharmacist Pardeep Singh takes aim at the discount model, arguing it has negative impacts for patients and the profession I鈥檓 curious if anyone is aware of any 鈥榙iscount petrol …
Stepping over the line
Administration of Long Acting Injectable Buprenorphine injections by pharmacists has been a ‘quantum shift’ in the profession’s scope of practice聽 Long Acting Injectable Buprenorphine (LAIB) has been a revolution in …
Credentialed pharmacists come together in Cairns
Credentialed pharmacists and those interested in this growing area of practice have a new opportunity to tackle the issues, writes Sarah Gillespie Following the overwhelming success of the inaugural Pharmaceutical …
From 20 to zero: the Supercare backflip
Angelo Pricolo laments the end of funding for Victoria’s 24-hour Supercare pharmacies In a massive backflip that legendary Romanian gymnast Nadia Com膬neci would be proud of, the Victorian state government …
Looking at 60-day dispensing policy
Pharmacy academics Con Berbatis and Bruce Sunderland take a deeper look into some of the potential impacts of the 60 day dispensing policy Given the limited responses by pharmacy, the …
Aged care medications: who pays?
There is a 60 day dispensing reality disconnect in residential aged care, says Gerard Stevens Politics might be the contest of ideas, but sometimes trenchant positions lead to tunnel vision …
Fighting back on authority prescription debts
You can successfully challenge debts raised by the Department of Health for high cost scripts, says lawyer Maurice Hannan Pharmacists would be well aware of the problems associated with the …
Comments roundup
Chat in AJP comments has perhaps predictably, been all about 60-day dispensing, as the date for its implementation draws near Health minister Mark Butler鈥檚 remarks about a rise in applications …