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Nearly a quarter won’t cut penalty rates
The pharmacists’ union says 23% of the industry has committed to protecting penalty rates This comprises Chemist Warehouse/My Chemist (for current staff) and Epic Pharmacy. Andrew Reid, CEO of Epic …
Vaccination expanded for Canberra pharmacists
Canberrans may now receive the whooping cough vaccine from their local pharmacist without a prescription Under new changes to the ACT vaccination standards, pharmacists can now be trained to administer …
Forum: Chased after a shoplifter, what next?
An AusPharm member writes: “As I was doing counselling a saw a guy quickly come in and put a large box of Elevit inside his Jacket and walked quickly out. …
World news wrapup: 22 June 2017
British pharmacist sold drugs on the street; Nigerian jailed for impersonating pharmacist; seniors pharmacy assistant push in Japan Essex, UK: A British pharmacist has been jailed for stealing prescription drugs …
Branch warfare
NSW Guild election hots up as voting deadline approaches Things are set to come to a head in the hotly contested elections for the branch committee of the Pharmacy Guild …
Pharmacy Review Interim Report imminent
Initially due in March this year, the Interim Report for the King Review may be possibly released this week, says Pharmacy Guild The Pharmacy Guild has also re-stated its position …
Pharmacist role undermined without codeine exception
Ensuring access to codeine-containing analgesics is “one of the Guild’s highest priorities,” it says Pharmacy Guild executive director David Quilty has written in this week’s edition of Forefront that upscheduling …
$825 million announced in pharmacy program changes
Remunerated MedsChecks are set to double and payments for DAAs streamlined under an $825 million provision for pharmacy over the next three years The provision of $825 million is aimed …
Pharmacist role in collaborative care
A panel of experts will discuss how the unique skills of pharmacists can be better utilised as part of a collaborative care model, at PSA17 The Primary Health Networks: collaborative …
Codeine strategies at Pharmacy Connect
This year’s Pharmacy Connect will feature multiple education sessions on the impact of codeine re-scheduling in February 2018 According to Conference Convenor Kos Sclavos, Pharmacy Connect is the only industry conference helping …
Codeine-seeking customer turns armed robber
Crime against pharmacy is likely to increase when codeine becomes prescription-only, says the manager of a pharmacy that was robbed this week A repeat difficult customer—well-known to the pharmacy for …
Revised Professional Practice Standards launched
PSA has released the Professional Practice Standards (PPS) Version 5 (V5) The standards are a fundamental tool for all pharmacists and the pharmacy profession, says PSA. The release of PPS …