Poll: Would you move to the regions?
Would you move to a regional, rural or remote pharmacy if the incentives were right? Tell us in our poll below As pharmacy continues to struggle with a workforce shortage, …
Aged care champion honoured
ACOP has invigorated how the inaugural Aged Care Pharmacist of the Year feels about his work, he says The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has announced its first Aged Care Pharmacist …
Tireless advocate lauded
“Nothing gives me more satisfaction than to walk down someone’s garden path to the car with a smile on my face, knowing we’ve made a difference,” says the Credentialed Pharmacist …
VAD: Gag clauses, ‘suicide’ and protections
“We fly by the seat of our pants,” in Western Australia when it comes to voluntary assisted dying, one pharmacist tells an AdPha presentation Following the recent release of its …
Docs laud general practice pharmacists
Doctor and pharmacist stakeholder groups are calling for better funding for general practice-based pharmacists The Royal Australian College of GPs and Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) are calling for this …
World news wrapup: 1 May 2025
US naloxone program rumoured to be under threat; UK “unofficial pharmacist” sentenced; pharmacy key in pandemic planning Washington, D.C: The Independent has reported on a preliminary budget document which suggests …
Remove the HMR cap: Sim
Leading pharmacist calls for consistent loadings and flexibility when it comes to HMRs – as well as the removal of the cap on services Ahead of the 3 May 2025 …
ACOP uptake ‘slow:’ Sim
Ahead of the May 3 election, the PSA calls for better pay for pharmacists working in the aged care onsite pharmacist program AJP podcast host Carlene McMaugh has spoken to …
Pharmacist stole cash from colleagues’ wallets
Isolated and stressed by the Covid pandemic, a pharmacist misappropriated medicines including diazepam, Ritalin and fentanyl A pharmacist has been prohibited from providing any health service for two years, after …
Update released as legal landscape evolves
New AdPha VAD Pharmacy Practice Update provides comprehensive support to Australia’s pharmacy workforce in delivering compassionate, compliant end-of-life care Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has released an update for pharmacist practitioners …
World news wrapup: 24 April 2025
Canadian group demands action on opioid diversion; Walgreens settles opioid allegations; Taiwanese pharmacists protest over Chinese medicine business ownership British Columbia: Addiction Medicine Canada has written to the province’s health …
‘None of the people in these cases had naloxone on hand’
Australians expect defibrillators to be available in public places to help save lives – why not naloxone? argues one pharmacy expert following an inquest into protonitazene deaths Victorian coroner David …