Poll: Is the increase in registration fees justified?
One pharmacist has written to us concerned about the increase in pharmacist registration fees – we’d like to know what you think A couple of weeks ago, Ahpra announced that …
Health literacy and QUM boost
Peak health and consumer organisations, including the PSA, are set to work together to promote health literacy Two new grants have been awarded to support consumer health literacy and improve …
‘Public health menace’ addressed by NIP
Shingles vaccines are to be available through the National Immunisation Program, including through community pharmacies Health minister Mark Butler has advised the public to ask their pharmacist or GP about …
Pharmacies ‘inevitably targeted’: judge
A man has pleaded guilty to robbing a Victorian pharmacy of Valium, armed with a pair of scissors The Herald Sun reports that Benjamin Joseph was reliant on drugs when …
Recommendations on ‘critical role’
FIP makes recommendations on how pharmacy can plan for disasters Having a local disaster and emergency response plan and participating in preparedness training are among seven recommendations for pharmacists made …
The week in review
Double dispensing is still ranking high in the headlines, plus organisations are looking for some key members The Community and Pharmacy Support Group claimed that Wesfarmers‘ InstantScripts had set to …
The power of connection
Five years ago, Deborah Hawthorne had quit pharmacy and believed she wouldn’t be back. How has she since become one of Australia’s leading consultant pharmacists – and one of the …
Nurse tampered with vaccines at CWH
A pharmacist became suspicious of a patient’s requests for privacy before receiving the Covid-19 jab – and when she checked the store’s CCTV, spotted professional misconduct in the consulting room …
‘Significant unwarranted abuse’ in retail addressed
Pharmacies are among South Australian retail workplaces recently issued with improvement notices about work safety – particularly around the risk of violence and aggression SafeWork SA has issued a closure …
The ‘lost profession’ – or essential?
It’s 1943 and the pharmacy sector is talking about scope of practice and how it meshes with the profession’s retail aspect “Vague fears for the future have been expressed recently …
Rego reminder
The Pharmacy Board has reminded members of the profession to renew their registration before the end of November Registration renewal for pharmacists is now open, says the Pharmacy Board, advising …
Pharmacies urged to waive HIV co-pay
Queensland Health waives co-payments for HIV antiretrovirals, in a move welcomed by the Pharmacy Guild Queensland minister for health, mental health and ambulance services Shannon Fentiman has announced that effective …