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Network founders recognised
TWC celebrates accolade for Terry and Rhonda White TerryWhite Chemmart (TWC) is celebrating the news that its founders, Terry and Rhonda White, were awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the …
World news wrapup: 4 August 2022
US pharmacist on trial over emergency contraception refusal; discounter corporate structure under scrutiny in NZ; pharmacists fleeing Nigeria Aitkin, Minnesota: A pharmacist has gone on trial this week after he …
RMMRs changing lives, with on-site pharmacists on the way
First study of its kind finds RMMRs reduce mortality by nearly 5% among older Australians in residential aged care facilities, providing “strong basis” for incoming Royal Commission changes Researchers have …
ACT Govt slammed over ‘needless restrictions’ on vaccination
The ACT Government’s 2022-23 Budget offers little support for Canberra’s pharmacists and ignores pleas for more support to deliver vaccinations, says a leading pharmacist PSA ACT Branch President Olivia Collenette …
CWH, PSA denounce Philip Morris ‘bribing the pharmacist’ scheme
Philip Morris offered to let Chemist Warehouse exclusively sell its vaping range, claims the discounter’s founder, as PharmaPrograms postpones the launch of its controversial program Pharmacy stakeholders have weighed in …
Pharmacist push as vax for younger kids cleared
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine given green light for at-risk kids aged 6 months to 5 years as Guild calls for pharmacist administration age to be lowered The Federal Government has accepted …
‘Common-sense’ changes secure access for critical medicine
Pharmacists no longer “stuck in the middle” as access to PBS-subsidised hydromorphone oral solution secured Changes to the PBS listing of hydromorphone oral solution from Monday 1 August mean pharmacists …
‘I urge all pharmacists to resist the lure of Big Tobacco cash.’
A “cash for vapes” scheme is claimed to involve tobacco giant Philip Morris making payments to pharmacists, drawing the ire of doctors who said some pharmacists prioritise profit Sue Dunlevy, …
‘Breach of trust’ as pharmacist misappropriates alprazolam
A pharmacist misappropriated more than 33,000 alprazolam tablets… and much of it remained unaccounted for The Pharmacy Board has issued a statement about a pharmacist who was convicted on criminal …
‘Frustrated and unhappy’: Criticism over RAT program changes
Concerns raised over changes to the concessional RATs program as Guild receives angry calls from members of the public The Pharmacy Guild Tasmania branch has already received numerous calls from …
The future plan
New PSA national president outlines agenda for expanding pharmacists’ role and improving pay and options The recently elected national president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Dr Fei Sim, opened …
Beyond the dispensary
A look at the upcoming highlights on the pharmacy events calendar Career Beyond the Dispensary Brought to you by The Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) and The Pharmacy Mentor: ‘Careers Beyond The …