‘Reconciliation is not just a commitment’
Pharmacy education accreditation body reaffirms commitment to embedding reconciliation in its actions The Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) is embracing the theme of this year’s National Reconciliation Week, ‘Bridging now to …
Expanded scope pay pharmacy’s next IR battleground
Employee pharmacists are likely to have to push to improve pay for delivering new pharmacy services through enterprise agreements rather than the Award, union warns Securing appropriate remuneration for expanded …
Pharmacists living week-to-week: union
Employee pharmacists feel “undervalued and undercompensated”, the profession’s union tells the Fair Work Commission Close to half of employee pharmacists are living pay-cheque to pay-cheque, union group Professional Pharmacists Australia …
Teething powder recall
Concerns over a packaging fault are behind a recall of a single batch of a product used to relieve discomfort in teething infants A fragment of glass found in a …
Ferrari-loving pharmacist’s assets restrained
Bank accounts, cars, a pharmacy and a mansion are being restrained by the AFP ahead of a pharmacist’s court appearance next month Federal authorities are holding assets worth an estimated …
Pharmacy rejoins Amcal with lessons to share
Chemist Warehouse’s merger with Sigma Healthcare has brought one pharmacy back to the Amcal banner After almost 30 years under the My Chemist brand, a Melbourne pharmacy is returning to …
Rego numbers continue to climb
Total pharmacist registration figures hit a new high in March, but data shows a dip in general registrants An extra 516 pharmacists registered with the Pharmacy Board of Australia in …
Time to end junior rates in pharmacy: union
Labor is being urged to support union’s application to scrap junior rates for pharmacy staff Young voters deserve payback for their part in securing the Albanese government’s second term, the …
TGA issues updated warnings for RSV vaccines
Safety information for two RSV vaccines is being updated to “reflect the low risk of people contracting Guillain-Barre syndrome following vaccination Immunisers are being advised to be aware of the …
ED handbook for pharmacists
Pharmacists get evidence-based guidance to support men’s self-care to manage erectile dysfunction The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) is rolling out a new handbook to help pharmacists to provide support to …
Rural pharmacy needs ‘fit for purpose’ funding model: RIPAA
Training costs are just one of the hurdles that need to be overcome to enable rural pharmacies to deliver full scope services, an advocacy group says State and federal governments …
Credentialed pharmacist to lead PSA Tasmanian branch
Interdisciplinary champion elected president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s Tasmanian branch Credentialed pharmacist, Joanne Gross, will succeed Mark Kirschbaum as leader of the Tasmanian branch of the PSA. …