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In two years, addressing one “unspoken need” has completely turned around how a certain group of hospital pharmacists feel supported Ione Wallace and Claire Hatty, from St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne …

Christian Portelli from Pharmacy 777 Tambrey in Western Australia has been named 2023 MIMS/Guild Intern of the Year The 2023 MIMS/Guild Intern of the Year Award was announced during the …

Guild negotiators lauded for securing a $3 billion funding boost through Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement  The announcement that a heads of agreement has been reached for the 8CPA has been …

“This speech has been rewritten in the past 12 hours,” Guild national president Professor Trent Twomey has told delegates to APP2024 – making a long-anticipated announcement on the 8CPA The …

American pharmacist sentenced for attempted murder of his supervisor; pharmacists slam paracetamol multibuys and TikTok challenge; error sees NZ pharmacies underpaid Springfield, Missouri: A civilian pharmacist at Fort Leonard Wood, …

Doctors are yet again calling for the removal of pharmacy ownership and location rules, despite a report countering their objections A Queensland parliamentary committee has recommended supporting the Pharmacy Business …

We look at some of the recent changes to the medicines landscape, with new products, indications and contraindications New Products Nirsevimab (Beyfortus) is a recombinant neutralising human IgG1ĸ long-acting monoclonal …

A South Australian minister has written to Mark Butler asking for approval for a new pharmacy licence, after members of a “walkable community” lamented their lack of a pharmacy InDaily …

A pharmacist has called for the co-payment on PBS items to be scrapped for all concession or pension card holders “I’ve been a pharmacist for more than 20 years, and …

Pharmacists at the Peter McCallum Cancer Centre want the TGA to mandate barcoding for unit dose products  Mandating pharmaceutical companies to include barcodes on unit doses of products could boost …

Fear of repercussions is a barrier to reporting medication errors, but safe reporting cultures can help, says professional officer A small qualitative study on medication error reporting has found that …

Work health and safety (WHS) regulations requiring businesses to manage psychosocial hazards have been in effect since 2022. A community pharmacist and an employment lawyer discuss implications for pharmacy What …