Patients dying while ramped, say doctors
“Ambulance ramping is a symptom of hospital systems that don’t have the resources, processes, or empowerment for clinicians to work at the top of their scope,” one leading pharmacist says …
World news wrapup: 17 April 2025
Brits crack down on prescription weight loss advertising; poultry rampage in US pharmacy; Americans trust their pharmacists, but don’t ask them questions UK: British stakeholders including the Advertising Standards Authority …
‘What we saw at the Symposium wasn’t just support. It was belief’
A huge shift is taking place when it comes to pharmacy practice in the GP setting, says one leading member of the profession “For the first time, it didn’t feel …
‘I spent so much time in the tea room’
How have pharmacists helped GPs to trust their expertise in medicines… and what more can be done? At the General Practice Pharmacists Symposium hosted by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia …
World news wrapup: 3 April 2025
UK government addresses “years of underfunding and neglect” for community pharmacy; mass health layoffs in US health department; Texas measles patients present with Vitamin A toxicity after RFK Jr statements …
Poll: Your biggest election issue
There’s no doubt that the upcoming May 3 election is going to have a strong health focus. But what’s your main concern when it comes to pharmacy? We saw it …
All pharmacists can spread flu message: Sim
Following its call to consumers to seek flu vaccination ahead of a predicted bad season, one stakeholder group now has a message for pharmacists Health stakeholders are predicting a horror …
‘Current systems and processes are not fit-for-purpose’
Three-quarters of pharmacists have had to decline supply thanks to the ongoing series of medicine shortages – and it’s affecting their wellbeing, time management and patients’ health The AJP recently …
Shortage nation: Clinicians left in the dark
Hospital pharmacists badly need better information about medicines shortages, says expert The AJP’s recent poll on medicines shortages showed that by the time pharmacists are given information from officials about …
Four of the best
PSA highlights the outstanding achievements of pharmacists across a range of categories The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia South Australia and Northern Territory branch presented its 2025 Pharmacist Awards over the …
More scope training funded
Queensland has extended the training subsidy for community pharmacists to become part of the Community Pharmacy Scope of Practice pilot The Crisafulli government has announced that it is extending subsidies …
‘I provided better care because she was there’
Pharmacists in the GP setting are at the stage nurses were two decades ago, one expert says – how can the two sectors work together to make GP pharmacists the …