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Turia Pitt will present the Ann Dalton Address at next year’s APP2023 “Our goal each year is provide delegates with a unique mix of clinical, business and motivational speakers at …
A new drive-through option
UFS to open first-ever drive-through pharmacy in Ballarat UFS has announced it is planning a new purpose-built UFS Medical Centre and drive-through pharmacy in Sebastopol, scheduled to open in early …
Doctors tell him pharmacists can’t prescribe. Here’s how he responds
An Auckland-trained pharmacist is speaking out to GPs about practising to the top of scope, in response to doctors’ concerns Melbourne pharmacist Pardeep Singh told the AJP that pharmacists are …
‘Growing demand’ for clinical pharmacist education
SHPA’s new conference for accredited, embedded and GP pharmacists will be held in Hobart next year The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has announced that its new PharmCare …
Chemist Warehouse’s huge $550m pre-tax profit
Owners give themselves a $287 million dividends payday as turnover cracks the $3b mark Buoyed by the huge online surge in sales during the COVID lockdowns, Chemist Warehouse turned over …
Wizard to cast $50m spell on investors
WA banner group employs “big four” consultancy Ernst & Young to find funds to more than double its footprint Independent Western Australian banner group Wizard Pharmacy has done a deal …
World news wrapup: 20 October 2022
Sex for pills pharmacist sentenced in the US; Toronto crime wave; UK Health Secretary shares prescription meds with a friend Media, Pennsylvania: A pharmacist has been sentenced to four years’ …
Rethink needed on dispensing rules
Flood crisis prompts renewed calls for restoration of continued dispensing arrangements The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) is reiterating previous calls for the Federal Government to reinstate full continued dispensing …
‘Pharmacists deserve to be paid the same rate.’
While some pharmacies will be able to provide Japanese encephalitis virus vaccines in SA, they will be getting paid less than GPs to deliver it – and less than the …
PSA announces ConPharm23
National president Dr Fei Sim reaffirms support for accredited pharmacists with Adelaide to host the event The PSA has announced it will again be hosting ConPharm23 for accredited pharmacists next …
‘Surge in requests’ for continued dispensing in flood emergency
Some pharmacies in northern Victoria are closed while others are doing their best despite significant damage, as heavy flooding sweeps the country’s east Pharmacists in affected areas have taken to …
Guild formalises $19 co-pay call
Pre-Budget submission says cut could “more than halve the cost of over 70% of PBS-listed medicines,” as Guild angles for community sector to dominate the aged care consult market The …