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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 …
ChatGPT sets out reasons for pharmacist prescribing
Improved access to care, quality use of medicines and increased efficiency are reasons to support pharmacist prescribing, according to the artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT With pharmacist prescribing trials fuelling tension …
TWC tops 540 stores as EBOS posts record result
Community pharmacy/TWC help drive EBOS growth, with strong balance sheet positioning it for “further growth opportunities” EBOS has posted another record half year result for the first half of the …
Five-year ban over ‘blatant dishonesty’
A pharmacist who quit his job had made a copy of the store’s key – which he used to sneak in and steal strong opioids from the safe The South …
TWC furthers commitment to ovarian cancer battle
TerryWhite Chemmart is raising the profile of the most deadly gynaecological cancer during its February awareness month TerryWhite Chemmart has issued a statement outlining its work over the last 17 …
Pharmacy bodies say ‘yes’ to Voice
Calls for the introduction of a First National Voice to Parliament are being backed by major pharmacy organisations The Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) and trade union group Professional Pharmacists Australia …
Sigma parts ways with joint venture partner
WholeLife deal ends after four years as part of broader Sigma focus and restructure WholeLife Pharmacy & Healthfoods group has announced the end of its joint venture business relationship with …
‘You did nothing but claim credit’
A senior official from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia believes the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) is claiming undue credit in relation to the NSW prescribing pilot Gerard Benedet, …
Lookalikes a risk, say pharmacists
Medicines which come in very similar packaging are contributing to dispensing mistakes and pharmacist burnout, says one pharmacist “Currently we are getting so many medicines in the same colour, shape …
Feedback wanted
The PSA has invited pharmacists, consumers and other members of the healthcare team to provide feedback on the revised draft of the Professional Practice Standards Version Six of the PPS …