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Resource targets unsafe online medicines
Patients and carers are increasingly turning to the internet to source substandard and falsified medicines, one group warns On World Patient Safety Day (18 September 2024), the International Pharmaceutical Federation …
End RSV vaccine ‘postcode lottery’: Ruston
Government urged to act on PBAC’s RSV vaccination recommendation to ease cost-of-living pressures Shadow Health Minister, Senator Anne Ruston is calling on the government to fund the respiratory syncytial virus …
Board announces fee rise
The National Boards have announced their annual fees, saying they continue to minimise fee increases Ahpra and the Boards have issued a statement in which they are very aware that …
MedAdvisor turns to pharmacists for solutions
Tech company’s pharmacy advisory group to deliver real-time feedback to improve workflow MedAdvisor Solutions is looking to pharmacists to ensure its products are “tailored to the evolving demands” of the …
‘We just don’t have room for you anywhere else’
Discrimination against pharmacists based on maternity status could exacerbate the profession’s workforce issues, union warns Women in the Australian pharmacy sector are reporting incidents of workplace discrimination based on their …
Docs ask for expanded dispensing powers
Pharmacists point out GPs’ “reimagined take” on antimicrobial stewardship in their bid to have doctor’s bag powers expanded President of the Australian Medical Association Queensland and former pharmacist Dr Nick …
Is maternity leave a career killer in pharmacy?
Despite having a highly feminised workforce, reports of discrimination against mums-to-be and pharmacists returning from maternity leave are emerging Following an interview with Amandeep Doll the head of professional belonging …
Groundwork underway for North Queensland distribution centre
Wholesaler breaks ground at site of new fulfilment centre in Far North Queensland Wesfarmers Health expects to have its new distribution centre in Cairns up and running within 13 months, …
‘I’m losing at least 10% of my staff each year’
Pharmacists have spoken out about the lack of career and pay progression they face in WA hospitals, as ACTU secretary joins them for a stop work meeting Australian Council of …
Pharmacists tackle prevention, collaborative care
One group of pharmacists is asking Australians to take three steps to limit their risk of medicine misadventure On World Patient Safety Day (17 September), the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia …
‘They are a trusted and valued part of our overall health system’
ACT chief minister Andrew Barr has promised “easier access to more healthcare options” in Labor’s re-election bid in the Territory Ahead of the October ACT election, Barr outlined a series …
‘Pharmacies are doing okay’
Patients are thanking the government for implementing 60-day dispensing, a Labor senator claims Double dispensing is delivering cost-of-living relief for Australian patients, without adversely impacting community pharmacists, Labor’s Senate whip, …