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Sigma to join ASX 200
Pharmaceutical wholesaler will be listed among Australia’s 200 biggest companies later this week Sigma Healthcare is set to replace construction company, Boral Limited, on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) top …
Begin here: an easy guide to OTC treatment pathways for dry & chesty cough
Pharmacists Carlene Ngoma and Tinu Abraham share an easy-to-use Q&A algorithm to help patients select the right over-the-counter product for short-term cough 29 May 2024 | 7-8.00PM AEST This webinar …
Students will leave pharmacy without support: NAPSA
Pharmacy students “eager to work with the government” to secure placement payments Placement poverty will force some pharmacy students to drop out if the government does not extend the eligibility for …
Victorian intern pharmacists to administer vaccines
Monash University pharmacy interns will join the state’s immunisation workforce under a new secretary approval The approval, introduced by the Victorian Department of Health, means graduate pharmacists completing their internship …
Veteran consultant to advise over credentialing
As credentialed pharmacy moves forward, the appointment of a well-known advisor creates significant opportunities, one sector leader says Following the Consultant Pharmacists Conference in Cairns, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia …
‘We need to be louder. We need to be prouder.’
“Things need to change” says a leading consultant pharmacist – and advocating for the sector is a big part of moving consulting forward In accepting her award as 2024 Consultant …
8CPA on track: Guild
Guild expects 8CPA to be ready to come into effect from 1 July Pharmacy owners are being advised that negotiations for the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) are continuing as …
No more aged care delays
The residential onsite pharmacist initiative will begin on 1 July 2024, consultant pharmacists are told David Laffan, assistant secretary, pharmacy branch, Department of health and aged care, told the Pharmaceutical …
Nurse fined following botox bust
Victorian nurse handed infringement notices totalling more than $7,500 over the alleged importation of unapproved prescription-only products The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued two fines to a Victoria-based nurse …
Wesfarmers loses interest in Ramsay
Merger and acquisition target Ramsay Health Care’s asking price too high for Wesfarmers, as the retail giant walks away API’s owner, Wesfarmers is believed to be the latest prospective buyer …
Mixed views on stagnant pharmacy pay
Suggestions that the feminisation of the pharmacy workforce is contributing to the stagnation of wages is up for debate Readers of the AJP have shared mixed responses to a South …
Pharmacy students being left behind
Government urged to extend paid placement support to pharmacy students Pharmacy students should not be excluded from payments for mandatory placements announced by the federal government, the profession’s leaders believe. …