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The 10 Women of Influence
The votes are in to decide pharmacy’s 10 Women of Influence. Who has made the final list? Our quest to find pharmacy’s 10 Women of Influence has received votes from …
Interns need more hours before written exam: Board
The Pharmacy Board has announced a change to the written examination eligibility criteria from 1 January 2018. In its latest communique, the Board highlighted that from 1 January 2018, interns …
New counselling service for substance misusers
A new national online counselling service is set to help people affected by substance misuse to get the support they need. The Minister for Health, Sussan Ley, said as part …
Natanya McLenaghan is 2016 Pharmacy Assistant of the Year
Natanya McLenaghan has been named 2016 Pharmacy Assistant of the Year. McLenaghan was awarded the title of Queensland Pharmacy Assistant of the Year in August, giving her the right to …
The week in review
This week saw the launch of new pharmacy super banner group Terry White Chemmart was launched after the Terry White Group shareholder passed the merger with Chemmart. The federal government …
Deregulation proponents ‘flat earthers’
Former Pharmacy Guild of Australia national president Kos Sclavos has compared people who support pharmacy deregulation to ‘flat earthers’ Speaking at the Guild Pharmacy Assistant National Conference on the Gold …
The big reveal
The counting is over and its almost time to reveal who are pharmacy’s 10 Women of Influence We’ve closed the polls on our online vote to determine the most influential …
Minister backs medicine downscheduling
More work needs to be done on downscheduling medicines in Australia, the Minister for Health believes. Meanwhile a final decision on the scheduling of codiene could be delivered before the …
Pharmacy owner flees Taliban, has temporary protection visa denied
An Afghan pharmacy owner who fled the Taliban has had an appeal to obtain a temporary protection visa denied. The Hazara man from Afghanistan had previously had a request for …
Poor, remote and Aboriginal have higher STI risk
A unique 21-year study of more than 2.4 million cases of infectious disease across Australia reveals a major social divide where being poorer, living remotely or being an Indigenous Australian …
Study to examine vaping to quit
The rapid emergence of vaping (e-cigarette use) has led a University of Queensland researcher to seek Australian participants for a large-scale international study. School of Public Health Senior Research Fellow, …
Transforming plants into ‘biofactories’
The Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Facility for Producing Pharmaceuticals in Plants at UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience has the potential to provide inexpensive medications to patients, says UQ. Head of …