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Fellowships presented
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has presented 26 PSA Fellowships over the weekend at PSA24 The fellowships are in recognition of the significant contributions of members to both the profession …
Outstanding intern recognised
The PSA has named Bowen-based pharmacist James Oh as the 2024 PSA MIMS Intern Pharmacist of the Year The award was announced at PSA24’s opening plenary on Saturday (3 August …
The week in review
Pharmacists headed to Sydney this week to hear about the future of the profession and recognise some of its best, as PSA holds its annual conference At the opening session, …
Pharmacy must be ‘supported and remunerated’ to do more
Pharmacists cannot be expected to do more with less, PSA leader says Associate Professor Fei Sim, the national president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) says that expanding pharmacists’ …
New reflux guideline published
A new guideline, Management of Reflux: A guideline for pharmacists, has been published by the Australasian College of Pharmacy Developed by the College, this new guideline on the management of …
Advertising warning
The TGA has reminded businesses and media outlets that it is unlawful to publicly advertise prescription-only medicines, including weight loss treatments “Advertising of prescription-only medicines directly to consumers undermines individual …
PSA lauds its best
PSA has named the top pharmacists for 2024 at its national conference, recognising outstanding members of the profession in its Excellence Awards Dr Amy Page has been named Pharmacist of …
Urgent need to improve menopause education
Knowledge gap highlights the need for a greater focus on menopause and perimenopause as part of health professionals’ training Comprehensive training is needed to ensure health practitioners can better support …
More progress needed to Close the Gap on Indigenous health
Gaps remain in the provision of healthcare to First Nations Australians, the Productivity Commission finds The Productivity Commission’s (PC’s) latest ‘Closing the Gap’ update says more culturally-safe and convenient holistic …
Speak up if your workload is too high, says owner
What is a manageable number of daily scripts for a pharmacist juggling multiple professional services? A longtime proprietor believes owners should play it safe Pharmacy proprietors should be conservative in …
Labor backs calls to protect medicinal cannabis patients
State government gives “in-principle support” for amendments to allow medicinal cannabis users to drive Legislation aimed at protecting patients using prescribed medicinal cannabis from losing their drivers licence if they …
World News – 1 August 2024
Pharmacy chain closed one-third of its US stores; medicines shortages hit Europe as sexually transmitted infection rates surge; new payment system is causing ‘financial chaos’ for Scottish pharmacies Michigan, US: …