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‘Breach of trust’ as pharmacist misappropriates alprazolam
A pharmacist misappropriated more than 33,000 alprazolam tablets… and much of it remained unaccounted for The Pharmacy Board has issued a statement about a pharmacist who was convicted on criminal …
‘Frustrated and unhappy’: Criticism over RAT program changes
Concerns raised over changes to the concessional RATs program as Guild receives angry calls from members of the public The Pharmacy Guild Tasmania branch has already received numerous calls from …
The future plan
New PSA national president outlines agenda for expanding pharmacists’ role and improving pay and options The recently elected national president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Dr Fei Sim, opened …
Beyond the dispensary
A look at the upcoming highlights on the pharmacy events calendar Career Beyond the Dispensary Brought to you by The Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) and The Pharmacy Mentor: ‘Careers Beyond The …
‘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 …