OTC meds on the agenda
In the lead up to the Federal election, ASMI has called for a greater investment in improving health literacy and increasing access to non-prescription medicines The Australian Self Medication Industry …
A welcome pre-election promise
The ALP has promised to create a “small claims jurisdiction” making it easier to recover lost wages up to $100,000 if it wins this Federal election, says pharmacists’ union Labor …
‘A matter of trust’
Labor says it is “surprised and disappointed” by the Liberals’ recent attempt to double the prescription volume of common drugs without consulting the Guild Following “high-level” talks with the Labor …
Embedded pharmacists: a way forward?
Australia’s Chief Medical Officer has cited the benefits of embedding pharmacists in aged care facilities before the Royal Commission into Aged Care Trials embedding pharmacists in residential aged care facilities …
Poll: Does your workplace have a professional services pharmacist?
We want to know if your workplace employs a pharmacist dedicated mainly to the provision of professional services The recently published UTS Pharmacy Barometer asked 178 pharmacy owners and owner managers whether …
Under audit
How many pharmacists have been found to be non-compliant with Board registration standards? In 2017/18, AHPRA audited 7,193 practitioners across all 15 regulated health professions. During an audit, a practitioner …
An ‘unusual’ case
A man has died by overdose in a GP surgery after taking drugs alongside the GP’s daughter – who also worked at the practice A 43-year-old man from Adelaide has …
Long-awaited support
The Pharmacy Guild has received a letter of support from the PM and Health Minister, with less than a week to go until the election After receiving promises from Labor …
Prescribing under the spotlight
Doctor admits she is not happy with her prescribing of high dose mirtazapine to an aged care resident, which landed her before Royal Commission Psychotropic prescribing in residential aged care …
‘Overworked, underpaid, unrecognised’
A pharmacy owner has criticised pharmacist pay rates, saying female community pharmacists are being ‘ignored’ Sydney pharmacist and owner Peter Feros has slammed community pharmacy pay rates, pointing out that …
Doctors quizzed over aged care prescribing: Royal Commission
Pharmacists must be enabled to protect patients from poor outcomes associated with their medicines, say experts Doctor prescribing is under the microscope as part of the Royal Commission into Aged …
GP-pharmacist relationships improving
But one third of pharmacists still believe GPs think their primary job is just to supply medications, according to new report More pharmacists are reporting a positive working relationship with …
