Pharmacy Announcements
Immersive learning celebrated
Following a year of partnership with Audirie, PSA says it plans to expand use of AI-powered pharmacist prescriber simulations in 2025 PSA and Audirie are celebrating the first anniversary of …
‘A great Australian story’: CWH founders named AFR Business Person of Year
The three founders of the $30bn discount pharmacy chain Chemist Warehouse (CWH) have been honoured by The Australian Financial Review (AFR) Mario Verrocchi and Jack and Sam Gance have been …
New boss for CHP Australia
Former Osteoporosis Australia chief executive to take top job at Consumer Healthcare Products Australia Consumer Healthcare Products (CHP) Australia has announced Judy Stenmark as its incoming chief executive. Stenmark is …
Seeto succeeds Plunkett as RUM chair
Long-service RUM Project chair, Warwick Plunkett, calls time Australasian College of Pharmacy chief executive, Amanda Seeto, has been elected as the new chair of the Return Unwanted Medicines (RUM) …
EC education for CWH pharmacists wins big
Innovative training to help boost pharmacist knowledge and interpersonal skills around emergency contraception supply wins three prestigious awards A series of emergency contraception training modules for Chemist Warehouse pharmacists has …
3G disconnection sparks defect alert
Deactivation of Australia’s 3G network is adversely affecting the battery life of Insulet’s Omnipod DASH Personal Diabetes Manager (PDM) The Therapeutic Goods Administration has issued a product defect alert for …
Accu-Chek Spirit recall
Insulin leakage concerns prompt recall of Accu-Chek Spirit 3.15 ml cartridge system Patients using the Accu-Chek Spirit 3.15 ml cartridge system are being urged to stop using the product if …
TGA announces 12-month labelling exemptions for paracetamol
Labelling exemptions for “signal words” on paracetamol products announced to support transition to new scheduling The Therapeutic Goods Administration has implemented two temporary labelling exemptions for certain Schedule 2 …
APC ends remote online proctored exams
Pharmacy’s Intern Written Exam is set for changes in 2025 Candidates sitting the Intern Written Examination will no longer have the option of sitting a remote proctored exam from next …
APC and NAPSA establish formal working relationship
Agreement to support expansion of NAPSA’s network of First Nations pharmacy students and initiatives that advance education The Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) and the National Austrational Pharmacy Students’ Association (NAPSA) …
Doctor of Pharmacy addresses anomaly
Education accreditation authority backs introduction of Doctor of Pharmacy Confirmation that pharmacists who complete an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Level 9 Masters Degree (Extended) course in pharmacy will be …
Drug users urged to carry naloxone
‘A heroin overdose could quickly result from a single line [of cocaine]’, expert warns Incidents of drug users suffering heroin overdoses after taking drugs they believed to be cocaine are …