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MedsAware 2024 targets inappropriate use of psychotropics in aged and disability care
Following the success of its inaugural year in 2023, MedsAware 2024: Deprescribing Action Week is kicking off today across Australia The week aims to drive conversations around discontinuing medicines that …
“There needs to be a properly funded model”
Guild president outlines his pharmacy wish list ahead of next federal election Speaking at APP2024 on the Gold Coast last weekend, Trent Twomey, national president of the Pharmacy Guild of …
IR reforms to hurt pharmacy: Dutton
Pharmacy owners are being urged to join the coalition in opposing Labor’s next waves of industrial relations (IR) reforms Labor’s IR reform agenda will come at a cost for small …
The week in review
News of the 8CPA (with a July 2024 start) and a celebration of Australia’s top pharmacy hit the headlines this week A much-hoped-for update on the 8CPA was granted to …
‘Professional elements are critical to any agreement’
Pharmacists will push for scope of practice expansion and professional programs, as the details of the 8CPA are finalised Pharmaceutical Society of Australia president Associate Professor Fei Sim says the …
MedsAware: A minute with Margaret Jordan
One pharmacist talks about the barriers to deprescribing, and helping patients feel empowered to question their medicines regimen Around MedsAware: Deprescribing Week 2024 (18-24 March), the AJP is presenting, in …
Pharmacists must be consulted on scope
We asked pharmacists what their biggest issue was for 2024: and there was a clear winner 2024 was always going to be a pivotal year in the fortunes of the …
‘60-day scripts are here to stay, now and into the future’
Health minister Mark Butler says “these are exciting times for the pharmacy sector,” as he tells a packed plenary session about his hopes for the Unleashing the Scope review, and …
Devil will be in the detail for 8CPA
Guild leader will not sign an Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) that does not meet the organisation’s objectives Negotiations for the 8CPA between the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the …
What is second victim syndrome?
An Australian burnout expert discusses how second victim syndrome affects pharmacists, and what they can do to manage it In Pharmacy Today, published by the American Pharmacists Association, Michael D. …
MedsAware: A minute with Anna Jennings
One pharmacist tells how she, her patient and the patient’s medical team successfully deprescribed a medication following a fall Around MedsAware: Deprescribing Week 2024 (18-24 March), the AJP is presenting, …
Inspiring the profession
Pharmacy of the Year winners revealed Capital Chemist Southlands, in the ACT, has been named as the 2024 Guild Pharmacy of the Year. The award was announced at the 2024 …