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 …
Top intern named
Christian Portelli from Pharmacy 777 Tambrey in Western Australia has been named 2023 MIMS/Guild Intern of the Year The 2023 MIMS/Guild Intern of the Year Award was announced during the …
July start planned for 8CPA
“This speech has been rewritten in the past 12 hours,” Guild national president Professor Trent Twomey has told delegates to APP2024 – making a long-anticipated announcement on the 8CPA The …
World news wrapup: 14 March 2024
American pharmacist sentenced for attempted murder of his supervisor; pharmacists slam paracetamol multibuys and TikTok challenge; error sees NZ pharmacies underpaid Springfield, Missouri: A civilian pharmacist at Fort Leonard Wood, …
Docs demand pharmacy rules Bill rejection
Doctors are yet again calling for the removal of pharmacy ownership and location rules, despite a report countering their objections A Queensland parliamentary committee has recommended supporting the Pharmacy Business …
Residents beg for walkable pharmacy after rejection
A South Australian minister has written to Mark Butler asking for approval for a new pharmacy licence, after members of a “walkable community” lamented their lack of a pharmacy InDaily …
‘Heartbreaking’ decisions see pharmacist make co-pay call
A pharmacist has called for the co-payment on PBS items to be scrapped for all concession or pension card holders “I’ve been a pharmacist for more than 20 years, and …
More than ever…
The 2024 theme for Thank Your Pharmacist Day has been announced The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has stated that the 2024 theme for Thank Your Pharmacist Day is, “More than …
Why large corporate retailers should stay out of pharmacy: committee
Guild welcomes moves in Queensland to forbid pharmacies being located in supermarkets, and preventing third parties from exercising “inappropriate control” of medicines provision The report into the Pharmacy Business Ownership …
‘Health professionals must never be targeted’
Alongside colleagues in nursing, medicine and dentistry, pharmacists condemn violence against health providers The World Health Professions Alliance is asking health professionals worldwide to sign an open letter calling for …
The week in review
Still no sign of the 8CPA…at the time of writing, anyway…but we’ve had a lot of other news to keep up to date with this week That tardy 8CPA is …