Australia urgently needs to empower pharmacists to work to their full scope of practice, to ease pressure on the health system  Utilising the full range of pharmacists’ skills and knowledge …

Pharmacists are looking to take their fight against 60-day dispensing to the minister for health’s constituency office  Organisers of the Community and Pharmacy Support Group (CAPS) are searching for a …

Protest group wants a “sea of white coats” outside Parliament House for demonstration   Organisers of the Community and Pharmacy Support Group (CAPS) are refusing to backtrack on plans to …

Applications for new Section 90 pharmacy approvals up, despite 60-day dispensing concerns  Data from the Department of Health and Aged Care shows that the number of pharmacies approved to dispense …

Pharmacists asked to dig deep as Community and Pharmacy Support Group takes 60-day dispensing fight to Canberra  Organisers of the ‘Truth Campaign Rally’ are calling on pharmacists to “chip in …

Government urged to go back to the drawing board on double dispensing  Moves to implement 60-day dispensing are a “kick in the guts” for communities and pharmacies across the country, …

Frontline healthcare workers feel “betrayed and angry” at the government’s decision to push ahead with the “awful” 60-day dispensing policy   Moves to implement 60-day dispensing are a betrayal of …

Australian pharmacist steps into FIP presidency following the death of Dominique Jordan  International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) president-elect, Paul Sinclair, will assume the role immediately after the organisation’s president, Dominique Jordan …

Government invites GP body to have say on funding for community pharmacy  The Department of Health and Aged Care is set to hold bilateral talks with the Royal Australian College …

Former health minister calls for double dispensing decision to be “reversed”  Pharmacists are being urged to get ready for a “very long fight” to force the government to roll back …

Australia’s healthcare system needs to be reformed to better support deprescribing, expert says  Efforts to improve quality use of medicines in Australia are being limited by the current health system, …

Pharmacists are being urged to familiarise themselves with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) list of prohibited substances  Opioid medication, tramadol, will be added to the international anti-doping prohibited list when …