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Wages ‘stagnating’ despite rising workload, cost of living
Pharmacists say their pay hasn’t increased alongside a growing list of responsibilities, but this job agency thinks owners will be forced to step up to secure trained staff Many pharmacists …
‘We cannot afford to have people like that in a health system’
Police and health authorities are conducting investigations into two nurses following the publication of a video on social media Authorities are condemning views expressed by two NSW Health employees in …
Banks boost Sigma stakes
Goldman Sachs and Citigroup take “substantial” positions in Sigma ahead of merger with Chemist Warehouse International investment banks, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, have announced themselves as substantial shareholders in …
No fifth dose in Mounjaro KwikPen: Lilly
Patients using Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro are being reminded that the KwikPen injection devices should be discarded after four doses Residual liquid leftover after patients have injected their fourth dose of …
Spotlight: Mitch Budden
‘Be curious, be proactive,’ says Mitch, an ECP working on the NSW Pharmacy Trial, and the first pharmacist recognised through the ANZCAP independent pathway Mitchell Budden currently works as a …
‘Ignorance of that fact is not a defence in itself’
What is the Pharmacy Board looking for when it comes to pharmacists who have been notified against… and when should you tell it about your legal history? The AJP spoke …
Student told dates he was a registered practitioner
Claiming to be a registered practitioner when one is not is a “serious risk,” says Ahpra A man who was studying medicine at the University of Sydney has been convicted …
Poll: the national UTI and contraceptives trials
What do you think about the Albanese government’s women’s health package? Earlier this week (Sunday 9 February) the federal government announced a $573.3 million investment in women’s health, including new …
Government not in a position to list cannabis on PBS: Butler
Health minister acknowledges cost barriers for patients seeking medicinal cannabis, but says the government has no control over prices suppliers charge Patients prescribed medicinal cannabis are being urged to seek …
Restrictive ownership laws a risk for Sigma
Sigma Healthcare is flagging the potential for a state regulator to reject an application by a Chemist Warehouse franchisee as a risk to growth and profitability Potential delays to the …
‘There will need to be strong governance arrangements’
Doctors welcome the women’s health package, but criticise the pharmacy trials included As part of the $573.3 million women’s health package announced Sunday (9 February 2025), pharmacists will be able …
Equity required for proposed rural loadings
Calls for additional funding for rural pharmacies are being welcomed, but the proposed model needs refining, remote pharmacists say Funding proposals aimed at addressing challenges rural pharmacies face in delivering …