Pharmacy Announcements
Have your say: S3 medicines advertising
The TGA is calling for comments from interested parties on its review of reforms to advertising of pharmacist-only medicines A recent review of the Scheduling Policy Framework resulted in proposed …
Canberra graduate honoured with Gold Medal Award
Dr Kathleen Otto has been honoured with a prestigious award sponsored by the PSA University of Canberra (UC) pharmacy graduate Dr Kathleen Otto received the Gold Medal Award, presented at …
PSA wants input on compounding standard
Public consultation has begun on the revised Compounding Standard, as part of the wider review of the Professional Practice Standards developed by PSA The Standard outlines the actions pharmacists need …
We have a winner!
Winner of AJP’s business card competition revealed Carlie Streeter of Horsham Amcal Pharmacy is the lucky winner of AJP’s APP2017 Business Card competition. Carlie wins a Nighthawk M1 mobile router …
Women in leadership panel: PSA17
To coincide with International Women’s Day today (March 8), PSA has announced the Women in Leadership Panel at PSA17 A panel of high-profile female leaders will discuss gender diversity and leadership …
I’ll have one of those
New service takes product sampling to a new level New sampling service MySamples has launched this week, promising an “entirely new approach for sampling to registered healthcare professionals (HCP)”. Sampling is …
Type 1 diabetes trial to follow through childhood
Pharmacists are being encouraged to refer patients to a new Type 1 diabetes trial Type 1 Diabetes in children is twice as common as it was 20 years ago. To …
New boutique pharmacy consultancy launches
A global leader in pharmacy dispensary solutions has launched a new consulting company, drawing on the wisdom gained working globally with retail pharmacies over the past 15 years Marta Stybowski, …
NPS launches COPD educational program
NPS MedicineWise is launching a new educational program on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for health professionals Recognising that COPD can be a complex and challenging condition for health professionals to …
Cert II enrolments open
Enrolments are now open for the fourth intake of the government subsidised Certificate II in Community Pharmacy (SIR20112) training Available under the Queensland Government’s Community Work Skills Initiative, the program …
Insulin pump therapy course
The Guild Pharmacy Academy is partnering with Medtronic to develop a course for pharmacists about insulin pump therapy The online course examines how insulin pump therapy works and how it …
Allied health winners sought
HESTA is searching for the nation’s best primary health care professionals, including pharmacists Nominations now open for the 2017 HESTA Primary Health Care Awards, presented in conjunction with the 12th …