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Heavy metal: Ayurvedic warning
The NSW Health Care Complaints Commission has issued a public warning about heavy metals in Ayurvedic medicine, after it began investigating a practitioner’s claims about reversing autism The Commission has …
End of an era at NPS MedicineWise
NPS MedicineWise Chair Dr Andrew Knight has thanked Debbie Rigby for her “invaluable” contribution to NPS MedicineWise over the past twelve years Ms Rigby is stepping down as a director …
Access key in vaccination
FIP has called for change to advance the cause of vaccination around the world Governments and other stakeholders must take urgent action to ensure equity in access to disease prevention …
The week in review
This week saw pharmacists around the world celebrate World Pharmacists Day and be praised for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic Friday, 25 September was World Pharmacists Day, and members …
Rego based on lies
A pharmacist has been reprimanded and disqualified for three years after he made false declarations about his criminal, disciplinary and practice history The Pharmacy Board has issued a statement about …
Make it permanent: COVID continued dispensing
One stakeholder has called for continued dispensing arrangements to be made permanent, not just for the next six months On Thursday night, Health Minister Greg Hunt made a number of …
Intern Pharmacist of the Year announced
Wint Ye Phu has been recognised as the 2020 PSA MIMS Intern Pharmacist of the Year Award winner Wint Ye Phu, a graduate of the University of Western Australia, is …
Pharmacist of the Year announced
Kay Dunkley, Samuel Keitaanpaa and Debbie Rigby have been honoured in this year’s PSA Excellence Awards Kay Dunkley has been named Pharmacist of the Year in the PSA Symbion Excellence …
Work pressure and emotional labour in pharmacy
Are you cool in a crisis? One group of researchers wants to know how… Associate Professor Hanan Khalil and her Health Management team at La Trobe University are conducting a study examining work pressure and emotional labour amongst community pharmacists …
Happy World Pharmacists Day!
What’s happening around the country for World Pharmacists Day? We take a look at what the stakeholders and pharmacists on the ground are getting up to… Pharmacy Guild of Australia: …
‘We are moving in the right direction but have more work to do.’
A new report reveals consistent decline in antimicrobial consumption in Australia, but volume of use is still more than double that of comparable OECD countries The Australian Commission on Safety …
Funding boost for support service
The Pharmacists’ Support Service has received funding from the Pharmacy Board to develop and expand wellbeing resources for the pharmacy profession The Pharmacists’ Support Service (PSS), which has been supporting …