Machine becomes biggest US harm reduction provider
A naloxone vending machine plus the use of the pharmacy workforce could have “amazing” results, a leading Australian pharmacist says after the release of a US study A new study …
Pharmacists’ seized assets to pay nearly $2m debt
A Brisbane pharmacist charged with defrauding the PBS has been ordered to repay nearly $2 million This took place after the Australian Federal Police-led Criminal Asset Confiscation Taskforce (CACT) restrained …
Chemist Warehouse showcases its winners
Chemist Warehouse Group has held its 2022 CW Retail Awards for Excellence The awards, which now occur annually, celebrate and honour the outstanding work of the community pharmacists, interns and …
Call for action on sports pharmacy
Pharmacist expertise has been key in supporting athletes and helping address the problem of doping, a new report shows The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has teamed up with colleagues from …
Diazepam for cash… before suicide
A Western Australian pharmacist has been disqualified from applying for registration for three years after a tribunal found he had committed professional misconduct The State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia …
‘They want to stop community pharmacy.’
A Liberal senator has launched a blistering attack on a Bill which would significantly limit pharmacists from donating to political parties Queensland Greens Senator Larissa Waters has reintroduced the Commonwealth …
The week in review
As many of Australia’s hospital pharmacists congregate in Brisbane, we looked at some of pharmacy’s stars… and continued to hear from angry doctors Congratulations to Tom Simpson, who was elected …
Pharmacy Board advice ‘trampled:’ docs
The AMA has launched a video attack on pharmacy prescribing trials, calling them “second-class policy solutions” State governments have a responsibility to answer questions about “why they are determined to …
‘A once-in-a-generation agenda setter.’
Professor Michael Dooley receives 2022 Fred J Boyd Award from SHPA Professor Michael Dooley, Director of Pharmacy at Melbourne’s Alfred Health and Professor of Clinical Pharmacy of the Faculty of …
‘A future defined by what we do, rather than where we work.’
Tom Simpson has been elected as President of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia 2018 Tasmanian Pharmacist of the Year and recipient of the 2019 SHPA Medal of Merit, …
Six of the best
The six finalists in the 2023 Pharmacy of the Year awards have been announced by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia The finalists are: Capital Chemist Calwell, ACT Livelife Pharmacy Cooroy, …
World news wrapup: 1 December 2022
Pharmacist vaccination support program a huge success; guilty finding over fake scripts; “ageist” response to makeup request London, England: An award-winning scheme that saw community pharmacists support patients to understand …