$5000 to become face of 60-day dispensing
Pharmacy workers are being offered $5000 to participate in campaign promoting 60-day dispensing Pharmacists looking to earn a little cash on the side are being offered the chance to become the …
Cyber security: you must take it seriously
With their systems containing data relating to the healthcare needs of almost every Australian, community pharmacies are far from immune to the threat of cyber-attacks With major data breaches at …
Most pharmacist UTI services accessed during GP hours
Extended opening hours offered by many pharmacies may not be the sole reason women experiencing the symptoms of urinary tract infections (UTIs) are happy to be treated by pharmacists Data …
Doctors seek GP pharmacist vaccination approval
Medical groups are seeking to boost access to vaccination services by having GP pharmacists authorised to provide the same vaccines as their community and hospital-based peers Doctors are urging Queensland’s …
Mayor issues rural pharmacy rallying call
A regional mayor has pledged to personally take rural pharmacy owners’ concerns about 60-day dispensing to “senior government ministers”, in a bid to have the measure scrapped Alliance of Western …
ACT pharmacist wins innovation award
Former Pharmacy of the Year winner scores UTS Innovative Pharmacist of the Year crown for patient communication platform ACT-based pharmacy owner, Brooke Young, is celebrating the success of her Clinicomm …
Fresh faces join PSA committees
A record number of women will play leading roles in the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) over the next three years PSA members have backed a record number of female …
Labor needs to ‘stop and listen’: Sigma
Community pharmacists’ concerns over the detrimental impacts of double dispensing need to be addressed by government Federal politicians are being urged to “stop and listen” to issues pharmacists are raising …
Pharmacies likely to need more RUM bins
Plans to implement double dispensing are likely to result in increased medicines wastage, pharmacists warn Community pharmacies may need to double the number of Return Unwanted Medicines (RUM) bins they …
Minister says ‘no’ to 90-day dispensing – for now
Taxpayers could secure greater savings through 90-day dispensing, Health Minister says Plans to introduce 60-day dispensing will still leave Australia lagging behind other countries, Mark Butler, the Minister for Health …
Manual entry a factor in e-script incidents
Electronic prescribing errors linked to practitioners entering patients’ mobile numbers incorrectly, the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) reports Close to 3000 enquiries have been made to the ADHA relating to …
$19 NIP vaccine administration fee for pharmacies
Community pharmacies will be funded to administer vaccines through the National Immunisation Program (NIP) from 1 January 2024 Eligible patients who elect to receive NIP vaccines through their local community …