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Hopeful candidates in for a longer wait
The Pharmacy Guild has extended its election period after the Australian Electoral Commission decided to expand eligibility to vote Honorary Life Members, who are not otherwise eligible for membership (i.e. …
“Stop demonising vulnerable Australians”
Government condemned over ‘tough love’ drug testing policy by Opposition Health Minister in Parliament—but Senate has recommended it be passed A Senate committee has recommended the “welfare reform” bill behind …
A deadly concoction
A Victorian man has been self poisoning with around 17.32mg of cyanide daily in a bid to fight cancer Apricot kernel is a “commonly taken extract” used for a range …
Aussie initiatives shine in FIP report
Australian pharmacy innovation has been highlighted in a global report launched today by FIP It’s a “powerful endorsement” of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia’s role in driving pharmacy …
Residency program set to expand
Applications for 2018 site accreditation open this week The SHPA Residency Program has seen a “hugely successful” inaugural year, says the organisation, with 30 sites and over 100 hospital residents …
New biosimilars course
Guild Learning and Development is partnering with MSD Australia in an online course titled Biosimilars in focus This is the first of two courses to be launched on this topic …
New opportunity opens up
Online tool brings the medicinal cannabis supply chain a step closer to the dispensary Pharmacists’ ability to dispense medicinal cannabis is moving another step closer with the launch of a …
Codeine: what’s on the agenda?
TGA, Guild and PSA have all released new guidance for pharmacists in the lead up, while lobbying for changes still continues in the background The TGA has released its latest …
Senate legislates tougher underpayment penalties
New laws will see penalties of up to $630,000 for “unscrupulous” employers who knowingly underpay their employees The Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Bill 2017 will see franchisors and …
Pharmacy documents abandoned at old hospital
Two pallets’ worth of pharmacy documents were left unsecured on a loading dock at the old Royal Adelaide Hospital The Adelaide Advertiser reported that a man went for his morning …
A tale of two petitions
There’s over 1700 kilometres between these two pharmacies, but they’re doing the same thing: hosting a petition to save GP services in their town Calliope, a town of around 3000 …
Invest in the workforce: FIP president
Universal health coverage won’t be possible without investment in the pharmaceutical workforce, says FIP president Dr Carmen Peña Dr Peña was speaking at the opening of the International Pharmaceutical Federation’s annual …