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 …
Ozempic shortages behind diabetes patients’ funeral fundraiser
Ongoing global shortages of diabetes medication, Ozempic (semaglutide), due to off-label prescribing has prompted one patient to start a GoFundMe campaign for his funeral. Diabetes patient, Stephen Callaghan, is …
Concerns raised over “unpaid” student placements
Clinical placements are putting students in some healthcare programs under financial pressure an academic believes. Charles Darwin University Head of Social Work, Associate Professor Lisa Hodge, told a field education …
Put safety ahead of convenience
Patients are being urged to eschew the convenience of online prescribing services in favour of a “proper consult”. Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Victorian Chair, Dr Anita …
COVID booster reignites pay parity calls
Discrepancies in the remuneration models for COVID-19 vaccines administered by different health professionals needs to be addressed, a pharmacy leader believes. With all Australians aged 18 years and older …
Blaze guts town’s only pharmacy
An electrical fault in a power board is being blamed for igniting a blaze that has caused hundreds of thousands worth of damage to a rural pharmacy. Residents in the …
Annual COVID boosters likely for years to come: ATAGI
Australian adults will have the option to receive a fifth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine later this month, and it is unlikely to be the last they will be offered. …
Rural workforce woes continue
Efforts to strengthen the rural pharmacy workforce are being stymied by the immigration process, a NSW Senator claims. Plans to ease staff shortages in Australia’s regional and rural healthcare workforce …
Scope harmonisation required
State and territory governments are being urged to adopt a harmonised approach to the expansion of pharmacists’ scope of practice. With several premiers voicing their support for pharmacists to …