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UTI prescribing now live
The Queensland trial of pharmacist prescribing for simple UTIs has reached a key milestone, with the release of the Drug Therapy Protocol Pilot and consortium lead on the Urinary Tract …
End of an era at the Guild
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s outstanding Head of Learning and Development, Sue Bond, has retired after 22 years’ service to community pharmacy training and education The National President of the …
ECP elected PSA Queensland president
Townsville-based pharmacist Shane MacDonald has been elected as Queensland Branch President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Mr MacDonald, an early career pharmacist, has been a pharmacist manager for over …
Backlash after CWH ‘undermines’ local GPs
A Tasmanian doctor’s surgery has decided to step back from working with local Chemist Warehouses after the discount giant began marketing its partnership with a national telehealth service Dr Donald …
‘Most or all pharmacies will get an increase on the 1 July.’
New 7CPA sees “modest increase” in dispensing remuneration as Guild locks in funding and volume-based adjustment mechanism with government The Commonwealth will be contributing $11.7 billion towards pharmacy remuneration for …
Chris Freeman re-elected
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia National Board has re-elected Associate Professor Chris Freeman as National President of the peak body for pharmacists The PSA National Board also re-appointed Board Director …
Big change for Pharmacy of the Year
The Pharmacy of the Year 2021 will embrace a unique format to reflect the challenges presented to the sector in 2020, says the Pharmacy Guild of Australia The Guild says …
‘This is an extremely welcome result.’
New findings about the use of a steroid in treating COVID-19 constitute an “important step” in its management, says one pharmacy expert Researchers from the University of Oxford have released …
Real talk on pain
TerryWhite Chemmart plans to drive consumer awareness of holistic pain management with a six-week campaign launching Thursday The launch precedes this year’s National Pain Week, which runs from July 22-28. …
New council for DDS
Discount Drug Stores has announced the appointment of its first National Council The DDSNC plans to work to make local community voices heard by providing greater alignment between the company’s …
Looking inside the 7CPA
What is the total remuneration provided in the new Agreement? And how has the $1.2b of funding for community pharmacy programs actually been divvied up? Here are the numbers Remuneration …
World news wrapup: 18 June 2020
Another UK pharmacist lost to COVID; teenager creates naloxone auto-injector; fake degrees appeal dismissed Dagenham, England: The UK has lost another pharmacist to COVID-19, Navin Shantilal Talati, who was the …