Perrottet pledges to fund pharmacist prescribing
Community pharmacies in NSW will receive a $20 consultation fee for treating patients under a pharmacist prescribing trial should the Coalition win next month’s state election NSW Premier, Dominic Perrottet, …
No pharmacist should be on Award rates: owner
Wage rates in the Pharmacy Industry Award 2020 should be seen as a “bare minimum” rather than a guide for paying staff, a pharmacy owner says Speaking during AJP’s Flourishing in …
RACGP, NACCHO aligned in enmity to pharmacist prescribing
Efforts to expand pharmacists’ scope of practice will adversely affect Indigenous patients’ healthcare two leading health bodies warn Assertions by the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACHHO)that the introduction …
Skerritt estimates hearing suspended five times
Outgoing Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) boss, Professor John Skerritt, endured an interrupted appearance at Senate Estimates yesterday The hearing was suspended five times in the space of an hour, as …
Brokers to merge under Attain banner
Pharmacy sales specialists, Attain Business Brokers and Victorian Pharmacy Brokers (VPB) are set to join forces on 31 March The merger will see VPB Principal, Ken Green, and Paul Meehan, …
‘Don’t feel trapped’ in unsafe roles
Pharmacy workers should not be afraid to walk away if a position is not working out Employee pharmacists and pharmacy assistants are being urged not to stick around in jobs …
Pharmacists opt for non-practising rego
Growing numbers of pharmacists are choosing to remove themselves from the profession’s workforce, Pharmacy Board of Australia data reveals Close to five per cent of all registered pharmacists in Australia …
Phan first to gain PSA accreditation
Queensland-based community pharmacist, Thao Phan, is the first to complete the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s (PSA’s) new accreditation process Phan switched to the PSA program to complete her accreditation training after …
Flood affected pharmacy finds new home
Eleven months after floods damaged a Lismore pharmacy, the store has reopened in a new location owners’ hope will be spared should the Richmond River burst its banks again Recruiting …
Gender pay-gap reopens for interns
Pharmacy interns continue to report earning the lowest median salaries of Australian university graduates, with female graduates earning less than their male peers Data from the Quality Indicators for Learning …
Indigenous pharmacists join APC leadership
Changes to the Australian Pharmacy Council’s (APC’s) constitution will ensure Indigenous voices play a significant role in the organisation’s leadership Constitutional amendments, which were passed at the APC’s annual general …
Innovation needed in weight-loss medications
Shortages of diabetes medication, Ozempic (semaglutide), fueled by off-label prescribing of it as a weight-loss treatment, highlight the need for new drugs to tackle obesity. With supplier, Novo Nordisk …