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Safe use of medicines investment
For World Pharmacists Day today, Australia’s pharmacists have received an investment in research into their medicines interventions and expertise, plus extended Home Medicines Delivery Service and Continued Dispensing emergency arrangements …
How my one lack of judgement led to my licence being suspended
‘Am I going to lose my job?’: A recently graduated pharmacist shares his story of how one night of drug taking led to huge implications for his career Hi, I …
Nicotine vaping: ‘We are cautious.’
The TGA has made an interim decision to allow nicotine-containing solutions for vaping to be sold only through pharmacies This week the TGA announced an interim decision that, if made final, would …
World news wrapup: 24 September 2020
Woman accuses CVS manager of racism after shoplifting incident; Ontario pharmacy COVID testing plan slammed; Scottish docs thank pharmacists Washington DC: A woman has publicly slammed a CVS store manager …
Pharmacy sexism a ‘very real threat’
A petition asking pharmacy organisations to address “a legacy of silent trepidation” due to sexism has sparked a conversation about how the sector can make changes Women in pharmacy face …
Exceptional Tassie pharmacists recognised
Two community pharmacists have been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award and Early Career Pharmacist of the Year Award Dianne Brown has received the Lifetime Achievement Award and Ilwoo Park …
Active ingredient script changes
Legislative changes that require active ingredients to be included on most PBS and RPBS prescriptions will be mandatory from 1 February 2021 Under new legislative requirements, which are mandatory from …
‘Don’t stay too long in a role where you are unhappy.’
Core questions and top tips for pharmacists and pharmacy staff considering options for their career path The challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic may have led many pharmacists to reflect on …
Q&A with Kate Carnell AO and Curtis Ruhnau: Mental health in the pharmacy profession
To coincide with Mental Health Week (10-18 Oct), the AJP and PSS are pleased to host this exclusive webinar event to address the mental wellbeing of the pharmacy profession 13 …
‘Appalling and indecipherable’ records
A case study explores how one pharmacy racked up so many issues it might seem “extreme, or even unbelievable”, according to the NSW Pharmacy Council While the ability of community …
‘A work in progress for the decade ahead’
FIP has launched goals to support the transformation of the pharmacy profession around the world The FIP Development Goals build on the 13 Pharmaceutical Workforce Development Goals for pharmacy education …
CWH on watch list
A Chemist Warehouse has been added to Victoria’s list of high-risk locations for COVID-19 On Monday Victoria’s Department of Health and Human Services published a new list of locations now …