World news wrapup: 28 September 2023
Patients may need to visit their pharmacy every day to access antibiotics; Shadow pharmacy minister wants the profession to do more; Nova Scotia to fast-track visas to boost pharmacy workforce …
Pollies back pharmacist UTI care
South Australian health minister, Chris Picton, is being urged to implement a pharmacist-initiated urinary tract infection (UTI) treatment program “as soon as practicable” Recommendations from the South Australian Parliament’s Select …
Suboxone theft unlikely to be a once off
Closure of methadone service linked to pharmacy raid A pharmacy owner fears a desperate patient’s decision to walk into the dispensary to grab Suboxone will be the beginning of a …
Pharmacies to boost access to the pill
Phase two of the NSW pharmacy prescribing trial is now underway, delivering improved access to the oral contraceptive pill Women aged 18 to 35 years who have had a prescription …
AHPRA an option for concerns about 60-day scripts
Pharmacists urged to discuss queries about the safety and suitability of 60-day prescriptions with the prescriber, before contacting AHPRA Pharmacists with concerns about a prescriber’s clinical practice regarding 60-day prescriptions …
Vale Ross Brown
Profession mourns Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) founding father Tributes are being paid following the passing of Sydney pharmacist, and former PSA national president, Ross Brown AM. Noted as one …
Too soon for pilot expansion: RACGP
GPs flag concerns with Queensland’s scope of practice pilot decision Moves to expand the North Queensland Pharmacy Scope of Practice Pilot (NQPSPP) to all pharmacists throughout the state are premature, …
Plotting a course to 2030
Stakeholders are being invited to participate in a consultation process to shape the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s (PSA’s) vision for the profession in 2030 The PSA is looking to set …
Scope of practice trial extended
North Queensland Pharmacy Scope of Practice Pilot to be rolled out statewide Pharmacists throughout Queensland will be able to administer a broader range of vaccines and prescribe the oral …
Albanese leads World Pharmacists Day plaudits
Australia’s political leaders laud the profession’s efforts to support communities across the country in a World Pharmacists Day video Politicians of all stripes are backing pharmacists to play a greater …
Record numbers to sit intern written exam
Australia’s pharmacy workforce set for boost with close to 1500 candidates set to sit the Australian Pharmacy Council’s intern written exam in October Moves towards rebuilding the pharmacy workforce following …
Seek succession opportunities
Aspiring pharmacy owners are being urged to approach older proprietors about working their way into ownership, a Guild leader says More young women should be involved in pharmacy ownership, Judy …