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The impact of interruptions: stress, errors and job satisfaction
Around 26% of pharmacist misconduct cases could be linked to “busyness, distractions and workload,” one researcher warns A new study has found that phone calls, face-to-face consumer inquiries and out-of-scope …
ED handbook for pharmacists
Pharmacists get evidence-based guidance to support men’s self-care to manage erectile dysfunction The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) is rolling out a new handbook to help pharmacists to provide support to …
Rural pharmacy needs ‘fit for purpose’ funding model: RIPAA
Training costs are just one of the hurdles that need to be overcome to enable rural pharmacies to deliver full scope services, an advocacy group says State and federal governments …
Interest in StrongRoom AI revealed
Administrators handling StrongRoom AI attracted several final offers for the fallen pharmatech, with a report to creditors recommending liquidation and suggesting the company may have been trading while insolvent The …
The week in review
Confusing discount dockets raising consumer group concerns, Trump’s crackdown on pharma prices and calls for better pharmacy theft protection were among the stories capturing our readers this week Pink and …
How Sigma got CWH merger across the line
The competition watchdog has shared more details about why it didn’t block the Sigma/Chemist Warehouse reverse takeover late last year The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it wouldn’t …
Credentialed pharmacist to lead PSA Tasmanian branch
Interdisciplinary champion elected president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s Tasmanian branch Credentialed pharmacist, Joanne Gross, will succeed Mark Kirschbaum as leader of the Tasmanian branch of the PSA. …
Government to subsidise full scope training
A state government is investing $5 million to fund postgraduate training to enable pharmacists to deliver expanded services to their communities Funding will be allocated to subsidised training for Tasmanian …
Will Aussie pharma pay for Trump’s crackdown?
US President Donald Trump signed an order to bring down American drug prices and “end global freeloading”, with early – but transient – consequences for local manufacturers The United States …
Healthscope landlord in ‘advanced’ re-tenancy talks
Sigma-backer HMC Capital told investors troubled hospital operator Healthscope may enter receivership shortly, based on reports The hospital operator missed rent payments earlier this year, but has part paid its …
‘Theft seems to be increasing’
Pharmacy owner calls for more to be done to protect retailers, as ACT Policing expands online reporting portal to include retail theft Canberra-based pharmacist, Chris Lawler, is calling for more …
‘We believed his expression of remorse and insight was genuine’
A pharmacist’s registration has been reinstated with conditions, after he supplied opioids and benzodiazepines to people he said had threatened him and his family In December 2023, the NSW Civil …