Pharmacy Announcements
Getting your ads right
AHPRA plans to run a pilot audit to check health practitioner compliance with advertising requirements in early 2019 Random audits of advertising compliance will advance a risk-based approach to enforcing …
Are you an innovative pharmacist?
Or do you know someone who is? Nominations are closing soon for the 2018 UTS Innovative Pharmacist of the Year award UTS Pharmacy celebrates those within the profession who are …
Rural scholarships open
Students from rural and remote locations who are studying pharmacy or are intending to study pharmacy are invited to apply for the Pharmacy Scholarship Scheme for 2019 Supported by the …
You and MHR
Pharmacists are invited to participate in a survey about My Health Record Australian pharmacists are invited to participate in an online survey ‘Opinions of Pharmacists About My Health Record’. The …
Pharmacists key in Quit campaign
A new campaign from Quit Victoria and PSA is encouraging Victorian smokers to chat to their pharmacists for advice and support This year, Quit Victoria has trained hundreds of pharmacists …
Election time
The Pharmacy Council of NSW is currently calling for nominations for its upcoming elections Nominations are invited from local pharmacists to fill five positions of the Pharmacy Council of NSW. …
Pharmacist support in the UK
The PSS has presented findings of the National Stress and Wellbeing Survey of Pharmacists, Intern Pharmacists and Pharmacy Students to an international audience This month Pharmacists’ Support Service (PSS) executive …
Easing anxiety
A new OTC option for symptomatic relief of mild anxiety is now available in pharmacies Anxiety is the most common mental health condition in Australia. On average, one in three …
SHPA hails specialty practice success
Feedback on SHPA’s Specialty Practice is highly positive, the organisation has reported One year into the program’s revitalisation, it has been established as a crucial development tool for Australian pharmacists, …
Customers urged to take up heart screening
Discount Drug Stores are providing free heart health screenings at more than 142 of its stores across the country during September and October The screenings have been timed to coincide …
Two more top PAs shine
Amy Peatling and Phillipa Maika have been selected to represent Tasmania and Victoria at the upcoming PATY awards Ms Maika, from Slade Pharmacy Richmond, will represent Victoria at the National …
Meds information at your fingertips
New medicines handbook app launches Australian health professionals now have a new option for accessing medicines information with the release of the new AMH App for Desktop from the Australian Medicines Handbook. …