Leading pharmacist takes on key Monash roles
Monash Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences educator Dr Betty Exintaris has been appointed to two new leadership positions These include Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching, and Associate Dean Equity, …
Pharmacy assistant took S8s for sale on the streets
The NSW Health Care Complaints Commission has issued a prohibition order against a pharmacy assistant who misappropriated S8 and S4 medicines – with the help of a pharmacist In 2021, …
Finding Pharmacy’s Heroes
We’re endeavouring to identify the leading heroes of pharmacy in 2023 and we’re inviting you to make your nominations During Covid and other recent natural disasters and, most recently, throughout …
Butler slams Guild aged care ‘scare’ campaign
Guild says “almost every aged care resident” would face $800 annual fee for Webster packs Pharmacy Guild of Australia claims that “almost every single aged care resident in Australia could …
Guess who’s coming to the 8CPA?
Government throws open doors to patient groups, wholesalers and “others who have a stake in…pharmacy services” The Federal Government has brought eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) negotiations, as suggested by …
8CPA talks to start ‘now’; Butler
Negotiations brought forward one year as Health Minister slams latest “pharmacy lobby…scare campaign” Negotiations for the next 8th Community Pharmacy Agreement will be brought forward by 12 months, Health Minister …
Finding your ‘banana skin’
You need to identify your potential business ‘banana skin’ if you don’t want to fail in the 60-day dispensing era In 1907, Anna H Sturla was in New York boarding …
Pharmacists set to march on Sydney
Community pharmacy owners are planning a “walk for awareness” later this month to highlight the challenges 60-day dispensing will create Pharmacists are set to take their concerns about the proposed …
Fighting ‘draconian proposals’
Politicians turn out in NSW to declare their support for community pharmacy The Pharmacy Guild of NSW welcomed a stellar cast of the state’s political and bureaucratic health leaders to …
The week in review
As the countdown nears to the 1 September D-Day, attention in pharmacy continues to centre around 60-day dispensing The week began with Opposition Health spokesperson Senator Anne Ruston warning again …
60-day dispensing never off the table: Shakespeare
Department of Health and Aged Care officials reject claims that implementing double dispensing mid-way through the 7CPA is unfair Suggestions that the government’s decision to roll out 60-day dispensing while …
WA gives green light for pharmacist UTI treatment
Women in Western Australia can now receive treatment for urinary tract infections (UTIs) through community pharmacies Pharmacists in WA who have undergone specific training will be able to prescribe antibiotics …
