New offerings from SHPA
SHPA to launch two new pathways for accredited pharmacists and embedded pharmacists in residential aged care, plus a new conference and awards All current or aspiring accredited pharmacists can undertake …
Australia ‘not yet COVID-stable’: review
Availability of vaccines and treatments will continue to play a key role in 2023 and 2024 due to uncertainty over future COVID variants, independent report finds A need to mitigate …
How did you celebrate World Pharmacists Day?
Pharmacists from across the profession celebrated the day in different ways, while organisations and MPs paid homage to the important role of pharmacists How did Aussie pharmacists celebrate World Pharmacists …
Interest in pharmacist services, GP access issues: Survey
New survey results show governments should “clear the way” for pharmacists to do more, argues Pharmacy Guild Many Australians would feel comfortable receiving a wider range of services from pharmacists …
Accreditation body to close
Australian Association of Consultant Pharmacy to cease operation at the end of 2022, with accreditation to transition to the Australasian College of Pharmacy and PSA The Australian Association of Consultant …
Celebrating the profession
Here’s what leaders from across the pharmacy landscape had to say about this year’s theme for World Pharmacists Day Happy World Pharmacists Day to all of our valued readers! “Pharmacy …
Latest on naloxone, e-cigs and illicit drug use
Has use of non-prescribed pharmaceutical opioids and nicotine e-cigarettes changed since monitoring and new laws kicked in? New Aussie reports share the latest data… Researchers from the National Drug & …
Promising results for extended-release buprenorphine
A study has shown high treatment retention and adherence, reduced substance use and depression, and improved quality of life among those receiving monthly BUP-XR Community use of long-acting buprenorphine has …
Is texting an effective smoking cessation tool?
Text messaging interventions can help people quit smoking, says researcher in launching a new study that will compare tailored text messaging to the standard Quitline Tobacco smoking is still a …
Poll: Refusal to supply S8s policy
Following criticism of Chemist Warehouse over how it handles S8s, when do you think it’s reasonable for a pharmacy’ policy to dictate refusal to supply? People who have been denied …
Injecting centre ‘clearly reduces harm’, argue researchers
Sydney’s Medically Supervised Injecting Centre has now supervised more than 1.2 million injections with zero deaths onsite An article marking the 21st anniversary of the Uniting Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting …