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CAPS seeks gap fee freedom
Pharmacy advocacy group calls for pharmacies to be allowed to charge ‘gap fees’ to cover the costs of mandated services Leaders of the Community and Pharmacy Support Group (CAPS) are …
Community pharmacy integral to healthcare: Sinclair
Steps need to be taken to address burnout among community pharmacists, FIP president, Paul Sinclair says Community pharmacy’s workforce needs to be better supported to mitigate against the risk of …
Optus outage hits pharmacy
Optus’ countrywide outage is impacting pharmacy services across the country A spokesperson for the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has confirmed that the organisation has heard of a lot of disruptions …
‘Hope for the best, expect for the worst’ on 8CPA rollercoaster
8CPA likely to be a rollercoaster ride for community pharmacy with funding for professional services potentially on the chopping block, pharmacist warns Pharmacy owners will need to brace themselves for …
UTI program highlights value of pharmacy
Patients willing to pay for pharmacist-delivered service rather than wait for a GP appointment Initial data from the Western Australian pharmacist urinary tract infection (UTI) treatment program is showing strong …
Suspension fears spark drink driving incident
A pharmacist contacted law enforcement to warn them of her partner’s alleged behaviour – leading to her own suspension and a later drink-driving incident The experienced Queensland pharmacist had recently …
Pharmacists support unleashing of nurses
Nurses highlight international scope expansion in advocating for the evolution of primary care The Australian College of Nursing has called for significant change to Australia’s primary care delivery model, “to …
Key services on ‘chopping block’ for 8CPA
Funding for several professional services could be stripped from the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) Home Medicines Reviews (HMRs), MedsCheck and a number of other services could be abolished …
The ‘Ozempic effect’ hits worldwide share market
Whether health industry or junk food business, steamroller popularity of weight loss drug shakes up stock prices The huge success of the new wave of GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) receptor agonist …
Guild Super acquired by ethical super umbrella group
Deal with the Future Group expected to be completed before year’s end The Pharmacy Guild’s own superannuation operation, with close to $2.8 billion fund under management (FUM), has entered into …
‘One of the best of us’ honoured
Avid researcher, burnout expert and highly-sought educator Dr Karlee Johnston has been recognised by the SHPA, winning the 2023 Australian Clinical Pharmacy Award The Society of Hospital Pharmacists lauded Johnston …
60-day warnings coming to fruition: CAPS
Government should have heeded pharmacists’ warnings on the adverse effects of double dispensing Warnings that 60-day dispensing would lead to pharmacies reducing opening hours and cutting staff are becoming a …