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Scholarships open
Applications are now open for 2020 pharmacy scholarship applications The Pharmacy Programs Administrator has announced that applications are now open for the Rural Pharmacy Scholarship Scheme (RPSS) and Aboriginal and …
Seroquel found in Halloween candy
A three-year-old was hospitalised after a trick-or-treat outing in which she is believed to have taken Seroquel Mainstream media including Seven News, Nine News and news.com.au report that the girl, …
Pharmacist manager sold S4D drugs from his car boot
A pharmacist has had his registration cancelled after he sold S4 and S4D drugs in Sydney’s Star Casino car park for little more than wholesale price The pharmacist, who had …
Commission recommends lifting of RMMR caps
Urgent call for pharmacist prescribing rights, embedded pharmacists and more medication reviews after interim report released by Royal Commission into Aged Care “Shocking evidence” including widespread overprescribing of sedating drugs, …
‘Lifesaving’ medicine added to PBS
The newly listed nasal spray version of naloxone will also be made available as an option for the take home naloxone pilot A nasal spray form of naloxone, a medicine …
S8 poisons kept in a drawer
Pharmacy licensees warned that cases of suspected serious breaches of drugs and poisons legislation will be referred to the Department of Health and could result in a prosecution Between August …
Fund a minor ailments service: study
New Australian research has examined how community pharmacists can help with several minor ailments The research was a collaborative partnership with Western Sydney Primary Health Network, the PSA and the …
Big gig for Aussie pharmacist
An Australian pharmacist has been appointed editor-in-chief of an important US pharmacy publication The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists has named Chris Alderman, former editor-in-chief of the Journal of Pharmacy …
‘We won’t let the remuneration struggle go.’
Stakeholders have responded with concern to the results of the latest Graduate Outcomes Survey, which showed pharmacy graduates received the lowest pay The survey, which was published earlier this week, …
Renew before 30
The Pharmacy Board has issued a reminder that pharmacists don’t have long to renew their registration Pharmacists have until 30 November 2019 to renew their registration on time, the Board …
World news wrapup: 31 October 2019
Former pharmacist jailed for filming colleagues in bathroom; NZ pharmacists to be paid to deliver MMR; Mississippi county to be left without a pharmacy New Zealand: Minister of Health Julie …
Keeping practitioners ‘safe from physical harm’
Recommendations on safeguarding the confidentiality of notifiers are imminent from the review conducted in the wake of the attempted murder of a pharmacist A final report on safeguarding the confidentiality …