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No jail for syringe robber
A woman was “hearing voices and seeing things” when she and an accomplice stole cash registers and drugs from a pharmacy, badly impacting the workers and owner Mainstream media have …
Error rates plummet when pharmacists involved: study
Hospital pharmacists evaluate 10 years of partnered charting, showing how pharmacists can help prevent harm Victorian pharmacy researchers have successfully expanded their Australia-first collaborative medication charting model The researchers have …
Butler to think about discussing pharmacist trials
The Federal Health Minister is reportedly saying he will consider talking to his state and territory counterparts about doctors’ concerns with pharmacist prescribing trials The Australian Medical Association says that …
UTI training free for NSW pharmacists
The Australasian College of Pharmacy is offering NSW community pharmacists free accredited training for uncomplicated cystitis treatment The move follows the recent announcement by NSW Health that it would launch …
Another state likely to launch UTI trial this year
Pharmacists in Western Australia could see their scope of practice expand to include prescribing for urinary tract infections (UTIs) later this year Community pharmacy leaders are working with the WA …
APC to conduct aged care and MMR training standards consultation
The Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) will host a stakeholder forum in Adelaide in April to get feedback on its draft accreditation standards for aged care and MMR pharmacist training Stakeholders …
Gance wins Entrepreneur Of The Year award
CWH co-founder a “disruptive pioneer”—pips six others to regional gong from “big four” consultancy EY Chemist Warehouse co-founder and chairman, Jack Gance, has been named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year …
How pharmacists are helping Ukraine
Pharmacists in Ukraine desperately need medicines – but the way they were receiving them wasn’t initially helpful. One Australian pharmacy group stepped in to help Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL) has …
Pharmacy schools need cash injection
Australia’s pharmacy schools need better funding to promote the profession to school-leavers, according to Professor Trent Twomey, the national president of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia Elevating pharmacy education programs …
‘We as a profession may need to adjust our thinking.’
A study that started as a light-hearted project has shone a light on pharmacists’ plans to quit the profession Who would be a pharmacist? A group of researchers from the …
Hydrocortisone supply to resume soon
The TGA says it is working with Alphapharm to address the shortage of all hydrocortisone tablet strengths The Therapeutic Goods Administration has advised that it is aware of the shortage …
What full scope pharmacy looks like: an English perspective
While broader scope makes the job worthwhile “it’s not for the faint-hearted” warns Brit APP panelist The cost of setting up consulting rooms and other infrastructure, cost and workforce educational …