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Slade secures provisional AdPha accreditation
AdPha grants “group-wide” provision accreditation for Slade Pharmacy to run its resident training program Hospital pharmacy group, Slade Pharmacy has received national accreditation to deliver the Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) …
SA move enhances national consistency: PSA
Pharmacists in South Australia are now able to administer medicines to their patients, the state’s office of the chief pharmacist has confirmed The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia welcomed the announcement, …
Cost-of-living measures ‘do not compete’: Department of Health
Patient savings delivered by cutting the PBS general co-payment and 60-day dispensing are “not directly comparable”, health department spokesperson says Cheaper medicines policies implemented by the government are designed …
NSW leapfrogs Queensland for broadest scope
GP shortage prompts state government to accelerate expansion of pharmacists’ scope of practice Pharmacists in NSW will soon be able to treat patients for a broad range of conditions as …
Costs putting conference attendance out of reach
Pharmacy may be one of the healthcare system’s most accessible points, but rising costs are making the profession’s conferences inaccessible for many Registration fees and rising travel and accommodation costs …
PBS fraud pharmacist ‘was at risk of losing everything’
In cancelling a pharmacist’s registration, a tribunal says that if his financial fears could factor into his defrauding the PBS, other pharmacists could do the same Between January 2018 and …
‘Everyone works outside their scope of practice’
A hospital coordinator said, “What do you want me to do, cry?” while being interviewed over a medicine she obtained for discharge from a closed dispensary The Fair Work Commission …
Empower pharmacists, says FIP
Governments should ensure that access to medicines and medical devices is always accompanied by access to pharmacists and pharmaceutical expertise, says FIP The International Pharmaceutical Federation has published a new statement …
Shingrix access expansion welcomed
Patient groups back improved NIP access to Shingrix for primary and secondary immunodeficient patients aged 18 years and older The Government’s decision to extend access to Shingrix for anyone aged …
New approach pitched to avoid discharge medication errors
Co-ordinated stewardship approach key to improving medications management during transitions of care, experts believe Adopting a collaborative “stewardship approach” to managing patients’ medications as they are transitioned out of hospital …
‘This is a place for you and for your career:’ a welcome for all pharmacy workers
“A hospital is just a building,” says AdPha president Tom Simpson, reflecting on the organisation’s name change to embrace pharmacists and technicians workings across key care settings Late last month …
Top of scope needed for pharmacists, techs: Butler
A health workforce scope of practice review report is due to be finalised “very shortly,” says the health minister in welcoming a new look for one pharmacy organisation Speaking at …