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Chemist Warehouse international expansion continues apace
A new one opens and one’s on the way as Irish footprint slowly grows Overnight Chemist Warehouse opened its sixth pharmacy in Ireland since launching there less than two and …
LNP votes against supporting Queensland prescribing trial
Minister accused of misleading tweets over LNP’s stance on North Queensland Pharmacy Scope of Practice Pilot (NQPSPP) Speaking in the state parliament yesterday, Yvette D’Ath, Queensland Minister for Health, hit …
NZ case highlights need for staff support
A busy supermarket pharmacy made a string of dispensing errors which saw one patient experience “heart attack like symptoms” New Zealand’s Health and Disability Commissioner has found that a Bay …
NSW accused of ‘shortcuts’ over women’s health
Doctors are speaking out against the NSW pharmacy prescribing trials, with the AMA saying the Premier has sidelined the TGA The Australian Medical Association’s NSW branch has slammed this week’s …
Is Blakes really Sydney’s gayest pharmacy?
In the midst of World Pride, with Mardi Gras just round the corner, owner Jen Manning talks about being a community pharmacist in a LGBTQIA+ hub. Pharmacy owner Jen Manning …
APC secures FIP Seal Award
The Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) is the first pharmacy accreditation agency to receive the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Seal award The Seal was designed to provide quality assurance for pharmacy …
Ramsay pharmacy revenue up 7.1%
Private hospital giant looking to expand retail pharmacy portfolio and develop its “digital front door” Ramsay Pharmacy, the modest retail pharmacy operation of private hospital giant Ramsay Health Care, has …
Inside the NSW pharmacist prescribing trials
The AJP speaks to lead researcher of the NSW Government’s clinical pharmacy trials, Dr Sarah Dineen-Griffin from the University of Newcastle Following the announcement that NSW would commence two pharmacist …
World news wrapup: 23 February 2023
Pharmacy finds candlelit workarounds in cyclone-affected NZ; teens arrested over Toronto robbery epidemic; Irish pharmacists against codeine upschedule Napier, New Zealand: Stuff has reported on how pharmacies have managed to …
NSW pharmacies to offer free sick notes
NSW’s foray into increased scope of practice for community pharmacists includes free absence from work certificates NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet announced over the weekend (19 Feb 2023) that its promised …
Hygiene advice a ‘novel community pharmacy service’ during Covid
Advice on hygiene given by pharmacies has widened from oral care to infection control measures, says FIP The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Global Pharmaceutical Observatory (GPO) has just published new …
To fund or not to fund 24-hour pharmacies?
Governments in South Australia and the Northern Territory are adopting opposing views on funding 24-hour pharmacies South Australia’s state government will provide a total of $900,000 to three pharmacies to …