The end of uncertainty?
A sense of security is what drew this pharmacist and owner to award-winning programPharmacist Ben Jackson (pictured above, left) owns both the Amcal Plus and Guardian pharmacies located in the …
Three new FIP officers elected, McKinnon re-elected
The line-up of the International Pharmaceutical Federation’s board (known as the Bureau) is to change on 2 September following the election of three new officersProfessor Tatsuro Irimura, project professor at …
Pharmacies could vaccinate one in eight: report
Pharmacists could potentially vaccinate one in eight people in the world, new data suggestAt least 940 million people live in countries where over 193,000 community pharmacies can potentially offer access …
Tassie pharmacy graduates all get jobs
Pharmacy students from the University of Tasmania are virtually guaranteed a job after graduating, a new survey showsGood Education Group’s The Good University Guide 2017 shows that 100% of pharmacy …
Don’t ignore key pharmacist social role: Peña
Health stakeholders must not lose sight of the important social role played by pharmacists, says Dr Carmen Peña, President of the International Pharmaceutical FederationDr Peña was speaking at the opening of …
Trade show boost at APP 2017
An extra day of trade exhibition viewing will be available at next year’s APPThe Pharmacy Guild has announced an additional full day of trading at APP2017, with the exhibition now opening …
Health Destination Pharmacy scoops key award
The Health Destination Pharmacy program has been honoured with a high-profile international award for practice improvementFIP has presented its first awards for best Pharmacy Practice Improvement Program and best Health …
Profs Aslani and Chen honoured at FIP Congress
Two Australians have been recognised for their services to pharmacy at the opening ceremony of the 76th World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Buenos Aires, ArgentinaProfessor Parisa Aslani …
Pharmacy: 10 Women of Influence
Our poll enters its last week… vote now to help identify the women who are leading the profession into the future Well over half of all Australian pharmacists are women, …
Pharmacy Board responds to CPD plan uproar
Several announcements and newsletters have been sent to warn pharmacists about the changes since October 2015, it saysWith the end of the CPD period looming, many pharmacists have been complaining …
“Several pharmacists have succumbed to greed and overt rampant capitalism”
The first publicly released King Review submissions include GP concerns over pharmacies as a “shonky operation” and frustrations over HMR restrictions and ownershipThe first five submissions that have been published …
Pharmacist pay: what you said
AJP’s comments boards have been running hot this week, as the issue of employee pharmacist pay came to the foreFirst, we reported on the Fair Work Commission’s looming decision on …