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Pharmacists key to boosting mental health care
PSA calls for funding to support pharmacists to play a greater role in mental health care, by improving quality use of medicines (QUM) Pharmacists have a vital role to play …
MPs need pharmacy education: CAPS
Pharmacy owners are being urged to educate local politicians about the work community pharmacists do, as negotiations for the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) continue With the deadline for the …
Pharmacists need to know more about antimicrobial resistance: FIP
New study’s report card on threat say knowledge level is high but still room for improvement through more education Pharmacy curricula broadly require improvement to help pharmacists deal with the …
Cost remains a barrier to medicines
Increasing numbers of patients are delaying getting medicines or skipping scripts completely due to cost, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data reveals Cost barriers to accessing healthcare remain firmly in …
ATAGI shifts Covid vaccine preference
Monovalent Omicron XBB.1.5 Covid-19 vaccines are now the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation’s (ATAGI’s) preferred option for individuals aged five years and older ATAGI has updated its guidance regarding …
Appeal over pharmacist’s Airtasker lawyer claim
Unable to practise pharmacy after he was disqualified from re-obtaining his registration, a pharmacist claimed he was a practising lawyer on Airtasker The district court of Queensland has heard the …
Supplement sellers still keen on Chinese trade
Blackmores boss enthusiastic but Swisse owners feeling the pinch in paediatric market Swisse vitamins owners have described China as “a pivotal market” accounting for over 70% of its revenue but …
Pharmacy the solution to GP shortage
Expanding pharmacists’ scope of practice is the key to improving access to affordable healthcare in Australia, Guild leader claims Ongoing structural problems in Australia’s general practice sector can be alleviated …
Point-of-care testing barriers highlighted
Point-of-care testing in community pharmacies is becoming more common, and is strongly correlated with health outcomes and cost savings A new report by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) examines the …
South Australia green lights pharmacist prescribing
South Australian government backs community pharmacists to ease pressure on public hospitals Pharmacists in South Australia will be able to diagnose and treat uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) from March …
Price must be right to bulk bill
Adequate funding must be secured before pharmacists would be willing to provide bulk billed services If pharmacists are to step into the breach and provide services GPs “won’t bulk bill …
The week in review
Some key reports, congratulations, more losses from the profession and more debate over 60-day dispensing all made the news this week This week health minister Mark Butler told the Guild …