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Politicians offer support to expanded practice
Politicians from either side of the political and state/federal divides have honoured the role of community pharmacy and acknowledged the need for increased scope of practice Speaking at a Pharmacy …
Technology: risk or reward?
A US pharmacy giant is shifting much of its prescription volume to be filled at automated centres, saying it will free up pharmacists’ time. Is this the future for community …
Conflict between pharmacy, GP groups fuels lack of change
Why does Australia lag behind other countries in seeing pharmacists move beyond their dispensing role? Key stakeholders speak up in new study Political tensions between pharmacy and GP groups—and within …
When RAT-testing for COVID, should you also swab your throat?
Should we also be using our rapid antigen test (RAT) to swab our throat, as some social media sources suggest? asks Thea Van De Mortel of Griffith University We’re now …
Vale Paul Mahoney
Sad day for the ‘pharmily’ with the passing of Paul Mahoney Australian pharmacy is mourning the passing of Paul Mahoney, a well-known and highly respected NSW pharmacist with long service …
A blitz on viruses
Pharmacy supplied oral antivirals a focus of government’s new campaign to boost COVID and influenza prevention, as uptake lags The Australian Government today launched an $11 million six-week campaign to …
‘The stress, burnout and fatigue on the ground is palpable.’
Once-off cash payments just the ‘first step’: More hospital pharmacists needed to support bed numbers as some states face chronic understaffing, burnout Hospital pharmacists have received some good news in …
‘Community pharmacy looks forward to partnering with the Palaszczuk Government.’
Guild welcomes billions for health in Qld budget alongside commitment to rolling out full scope of practice trial The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland Branch, has welcomed the record $23.6 …
World News Wrapup: 23 June 2022
Security guards for a UK pharmacy chain; concerning variations in Irish prescription drug prices; and the dropping of a US court case head the news UK: The Knights Pharmacy group …
‘Beyond the scope and training of pharmacists’
6CPA Chronic Pain MedsCheck trial comes under GP criticism as it approaches MSAC assessment The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has widened its attack on pharmacy programs, saying …
A well deserved award
Cooleman Court Pharmacy honours ‘much-loved’ staff member A staff member at the 2022 Pharmacy of the Year – Cooleman Court Pharmacy, ACT – has been honoured in a special presentation …
A welcome extension
Hospital pharmacists are under “strain, stress and fatigue” as SHPA welcomes extension of hospital funding, but says long-term certainty is needed The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has …