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What is a manageable number of daily scripts for a pharmacist juggling multiple professional services? A longtime proprietor believes owners should play it safe Pharmacy proprietors should be conservative in …

Health professionals’ ability to initiate women on HRT is being limited by medicines shortages, Senate committee told  Prescribers are being left with difficult choices when it comes to starting hormone …

Complaints over DAAs, missing S8s and owing scripts shared by proprietor and NSW Pharmacy Council member in reminding owners of their responsibilities Owners are ultimately responsible for everything that happens …

“I am about to undergo my first four-week placement and will not be able to work to cover four weeks’ worth of rent”, pharmacy student says  Pharmacy leaders are backing …

Government must support employee pharmacists if new vaping laws are to be successful  Employee pharmacists fear they will face increased workloads and be exposed to aggressive and abusive patient behaviour, because …

Owners urged to consider the costs of hiring new staff before saying ‘no’ to a request for a pay increase  Hiring new staff is costly, and employers might be better …

Credentialed pharmacists working in rural locations are being invited to play their part in encouraging students to get a taste of pharmacy outside of metropolitan areas  Rural pharmacists working in …

Employee pharmacists are shunning “lucrative” locum roles in favour of the stability of permanent positions, recruiter says  Economic factors are seeing increasing numbers of pharmacists opt for the security of …

Expansion of pharmacists’ scope of practice is fuelling new positions within the profession, recruiter says  Concerns that the introduction of 60-day dispensing would lead to job cuts have not emerged …

Pharmacists need to embrace innovation and demonstrate the value they can provide their communities, a pharmacy owner says  Young pharmacists are being urged to “drive the future direction of the …

Pharmacists urged not to endure workplace bullying and walk away from toxic workplaces  Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) Victorian branch’s Early Career Pharmacist of the Year, Emilly Griffin, wants pharmacists …

Increasing demand for pharmacists is continuing to drive wages up, report reveals  Data from the latest edition of the Raven’s Recruitment Pharmacy Salary and Market Report show pharmacists in permanent …