On-site aged care pharmacists: salary, funding details emerging
The health department has provided an update on the aged care on-site pharmacist measure – still without a starting date The update was published on Monday, 18 March 2024, and …
Proposed Sigma merger sees another Gance make the rich list
Chemist Warehouse’s Gance brothers scoot up The Australian’s 2024 rich list The Australian’s John Shensholt has again researched and published the names of Australia’s richest 250 people – a list …
Target highest-risk patients first: SHPA
Advanced pharmacy crucial to improving health outcomes as SHPA welcomes 8CPA progress The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has welcomed progress made toward the 8th Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) …
MedsAware 2024 targets inappropriate use of psychotropics in aged and disability care
Following the success of its inaugural year in 2023, MedsAware 2024: Deprescribing Action Week is kicking off today across Australia The week aims to drive conversations around discontinuing medicines that …
The week in review
News of the 8CPA (with a July 2024 start) and a celebration of Australia’s top pharmacy hit the headlines this week A much-hoped-for update on the 8CPA was granted to …
‘Professional elements are critical to any agreement’
Pharmacists will push for scope of practice expansion and professional programs, as the details of the 8CPA are finalised Pharmaceutical Society of Australia president Associate Professor Fei Sim says the …
Pharmacists must be consulted on scope
We asked pharmacists what their biggest issue was for 2024: and there was a clear winner 2024 was always going to be a pivotal year in the fortunes of the …
‘60-day scripts are here to stay, now and into the future’
Health minister Mark Butler says “these are exciting times for the pharmacy sector,” as he tells a packed plenary session about his hopes for the Unleashing the Scope review, and …
Don’t lament the tribunal
We travel back in time to the very first, and late-running, Community Pharmacy Agreement The AJP’s January 1991 edition outlined how the first CPA – back then, known as the …
What is second victim syndrome?
An Australian burnout expert discusses how second victim syndrome affects pharmacists, and what they can do to manage it In Pharmacy Today, published by the American Pharmacists Association, Michael D. …
Investigation needed on ACF antidepressants
A new study has found six out of ten Australian aged care residents are taking antidepressant medication The study, by the Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA), based at South Australian …
An umbrella for parents
In two years, addressing one “unspoken need” has completely turned around how a certain group of hospital pharmacists feel supported Ione Wallace and Claire Hatty, from St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne …