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Concerns raised over ‘doctor’s bag’ claims
Department issues prescriber bag ‘dos and don’ts’ advice Pharmacists are being urged to remember their obligations when supply and claiming “doctor’s bag” medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). …
Pharmacists ‘generally positive’ towards NSPs
New study finds 15% increase in needle and syringe provision within community pharmacies over the last decade, with one pharmacist calling the numbers “somewhat surprising” A study of 643 pharmacists …
Rural health coalition backs RIPAA vision
Current pharmacy fund framework fails to deliver sustainable clinical pharmacist services for remote Australians Calls for funding to embed clinical pharmacists into rural and remote communities is being supported by …
TWC launches new program to support prescribers
Initiative gives pharmacists direct access to peers who are actively delivering prescribing and expanded scope services in community pharmacy TerryWhite Chemmart has announced the launch of its national clinical faculty, …
‘You have to be flexible’: CWH co-founder
Australia’s community pharmacy sector might look quite different had Chemist Warehouse co-founder studied for his MBA before launching the discount giant “Had I done an MBA before I started, I …
New era of PBS integrity
Pharmacies to face increased scrutiny as government steps up efforts to combat PBS fraud and non-compliance The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing is set to boost its focus on …
Clinical governance principles for pharmacy services under review
Pharmacists are being invited to participate in a review to update the profession’s clinical governance principles for the provision of services The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) is conducting a …
Deepfakes impersonate health professionals: AMA
Doctors are calling on the federal government to act urgently on AI-generated deepfakes The Australian Medical Association is warning that the technology is being used to impersonate trusted health professionals …
RACGP names president-elect
Critic of pharmacist prescribing endorsement wins race to lead RACGP Western Australian GP, Dr Ramya Raman, will take the helm at the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) in …
Health services research award win for pharmacist
Award win recognises “work spanning more than a decade focused on medicines safety, particularly integrating pharmacists into general practice teams”, a former PSA national president says Queensland-based pharmacist, Associate Professor …
Suspended doc ‘wrote 147 scripts’: Ahpra
A pharmacy complaint sparked the professional regulator investigation, which revealed the doctor had prescribed restricted medicines to patients while suspended, Ahpra says A Western Australian doctor worked for four months …
Pharmacists shunning full-time roles
Report shows majority of community pharmacists are in part-time or casual roles Employee pharmacists are opting for part-time and casual positions over full-time roles, data from the Pharmacy Guild of …