Scope of practice
Tassie vaccination changes a ‘significant step’
Moves to authorise Tasmanian pharmacist immunisers to administer flu shots to children aged two years and older, “a big step forward” Changes to the Tasmanian Authorised Pharmacist Immuniser and Program Guidelines are being welcomed by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA). Under the …
Rural pharmacy needs ‘nuanced policy’
Fresh thinking needed to better support the seven million Australians living outside major metropolitan centres, a remote pharmacists’ group says Policymakers are being urged to shift their focus locally embedded, …
Words contradict RACGP’s actions: Guild
Guild open to detailing “guardrails to protect patient safety” for WA pilot, despite GP group’s withdrawal from advisory committee Patient safety concerns about a pharmacy pilot, raised by the Royal …
No rolling back on scope: SA Liberals
South Australia’s shadow minister for health and wellbeing clarifies stance on pharmacists’ scope following Guild criticism There will be no winding back of pharmacists’ scope of practice if the Liberal Party …
Guild hits out at ‘backwards comments’
South Australia’s shadow health minister is being accused of being “shockingly misinformed” after voicing opposition to expanding pharmacists’ scope of practice Pharmacy Guild of Australia national executive director Gerard Benedet …
Union warns on scope
Union says it supports pharmacists working to full scope, but says there’s a way to go before employee pharmacists can embrace it A recent AJP poll asked readers how ready …
What this study tells us about collaborative pharmacist prescribing
Across 15 different Australian models, the majority allowed pharmacists to initiate preadmission and new medicines… but most placed some limits on prescribing A new study by UniSA pharmacists has looked …
‘Implement them all’
Government urged to act on all eight recommendations from Deloitte’s Pharmacy Programs Cost Effectiveness Review Consultancy firm Deloitte is calling for the removal of caps on the Home Medicines Review …
Guild launches full scope scholarship
A state branch of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia is committing $1.5 million to support pharmacists to undertake prescribing training Community pharmacists who complete Monash University’s Graduate Certificate of Pharmacist Prescribing will …
Contraceptive scope expands beyond ‘the pill’
Pharmacists get green light to resupply depot inject and hormonal ring, in latest expansion of scope Three new treatments are being added to Victoria’s Chemist Care Now program, as the …
Full scope could curb bed block: Guild
Government urged to empower pharmacists to deliver broader range of services to keep patients out of public hospitals, a Guild leader says “Allowing community pharmacists to work at their full …
‘Common-sense reforms’ remove barriers to meds access
Legislative reforms pave the way for improved access to medicines for Tasmanian patients and visitors to the Apple Isle Tasmanian pharmacists will be able to dispense prescriptions for controlled drugs, …