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‘An exciting opportunity.’
New pharmacy services guidelines launched for key group, with all pharmacists encouraged to update their knowledge The PSA has launched new guidelines for pharmacy support of Aboriginal and Torres Strait …
Health system ‘failing’ Aussies with disability: report
New report finds multiple barriers to safe medicines use in people living with disability, and strong need for improved access to pharmacists and pharmacies The PSA has launched a new …
Setting the agenda
Health Minister highlights medicine costs, pharmacist aged care role expansion as key areas for the new government Health Minister Mark Butler began his first speech to a pharmacy audience since …
More winners revealed
Intern, locum and student pharmacists of the year revealed by PSA The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has announced its annual awards for intern, locum and student pharmacists of year …
‘They were my patients and I let them down.’
A pharmacist’s concerns about a doctor’s S8 prescribing habits sparked an investigation which saw the doctor reprimanded The Health Care Complaints Commission has issued a statement about a NSW doctor …
The right advice
What have been our readers favourite business advice columns for the first half of 2022? Our weekly Business Class columns are always popular among readers seeking the latest advice on …
Media wrong on RAT sensitivity: TGA
The TGA has clarified why several COVID-19 rapid antigen tests were removed from the market The Therapeutic Goods Administration has said in a statement that it is “aware of several …
The week in review
Money was on everyone’s mind this week… plus some outstanding pharmacists were honoured In revealing its list of priorities for its term of government, the Albanese Government confirmed its election …
COVID: Why we’re doing so badly
Australia’s response to COVID in the first 2 years was one of the best in the world. Why do we rank so poorly now? ask Michael Toole and Brendan Crabb …
And the winners are…
The winner of this year’s Pharmacist of the Year Award aims to fight for the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to be heard in the practice of …
‘A devastating blow for retailers’
Record high CPI level imperils retailers post-COVID recovery and may a ‘death notice’ for some, experts says The June 2022 Consumer Price Index released this week have revealed a record …
Ramsay vaccinates ‘a small city’
Ramsay Pharmacy is celebrating one year since it administered its first COVID-19 vaccine dose as part of the national COVID-19 vaccination program In the past 12 months Ramsay Pharmacy says …