Priceline names its best and brightest
Priceline Pharmacy Kippa-Ring has been crowned Priceline Pharmacy’s Store of the Year for 2022, out of more than 470 stores around Australia Priceline says the award recognises the Queensland store’s …
Quitting smoking and protecting young people: vaping issues
Pharmacist Angelo Pricolo spoke with “harm minimisation royalty” about the “last-ditch” quit-smoking approach of vaping – and why it’s better for kids to vape than smoke At the Australian Pharmacy …
Inappropriate prescribing revealed by pharmacy probe
An investigation into a pharmacy sparked another into a GP, who wrote 121 fentanyl scripts for one person in just over a year The Civil and Administrative Tribunal NSW has …
World news wrapup: 8 June 2023
Irish pharmacists claim to be kept in the dark by Health Minister; CWH customers offered NZ$5 to defect to independents; UK media told to stop “pharmacy-bashing” as closures risk lives …
Double dispensing to cripple pharmacies, halve net profit
Losses from double dispensing will be tens of thousands worse than predicted to date – and 10,000 jobs could be slashed from the sector, a new report warns RSM Australia, …
Grant winners named
The PSA has announced the three recipients of the inaugural PSA Faye McMillan Conference Grant The grant will fund the three to attend PSA’s National Conference, PSA23. Professor Faye McMillan AM …
‘Out of the money, nothing is good.’
One pharmacist has analysed the Albanese Government’s purported reinvestment into community pharmacy – and it’s not a reinvestment at all, he says Tim Mizzi, from the Capital Chemist Raymond Terrace …
The week in review
The furore over 60-day dispensing continues, as pharmacists descended on Canberra to engage with MPs Pharmacists made their presence known in Parliament this week, and we heard that some Labor …
‘Massive punch in the teeth’ for pandemic helpers
Double dispensing could see careers hit hard before they’ve had time to take off, warns the owner of a former Pharmacy of the Year Amid the warnings of how 60-day …
Hotline showcases pharmacist skills
An innovative hotline created to answer prescriber questions about Covid-19 has now been wrapped up – and the pharmacists who staffed it have been thanked The Covid helpline sat under …
‘Every pharmacist should have a restorative support person’
A group of hospital pharmacists have learned how to provide – and receive – restorative support in a program which has helped participants feel heard and connected Karlee Johnston, lecturer …
Reprioritise reproductive health: SHPA
Hospital pharmacists have backed calls for full scope when it comes to reproductive health, to improve equitable care for women across the country The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia …