Guild accused of plan to ‘maximise pharmacy owner profits at any cost’
GPs have slammed the Guild as “out of control,” but Guild president Trent Twomey stands by recent “patient centred” comments The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has lashed out …
AI medication management service lands award nominations
Healthcare IT services provider, StrongRoom AI’s medication management platform, Strong Care, is in line for two Victorian Premier’s Design Awards. The artificial intelligence (AI) driven product was designed to improve …
Land of the long bleak staff shortages
Widespread NZ pharmacist shortfall sees offers of sign-on bonuses as pharmacies large and small are hit Pharmacist workforce shortages in New Zealand have hit “critical levels” forcing pharmacies to close …
Clinical tips: Worms, Worms, Worms
Should parents be seeking prevention of worms in children? Karalyn Huxhagen takes a look… The school holidays are here again, and parents will present to community pharmacy with requests for …
Telepharmacy policy framework needed
Australia needs to establish a telepharmacy policy and regulations to boost the use of services, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) NSW Branch Vice President, Dr Sarah Dineen-Griffin, believes. Dr …
‘Ahpra can absolutely take action.’
The intern who decided to try half a Suboxone dose, the ECP who was caught with MDMA at a music festival and pharmacists making anti-vax social media comments… students have …
TGA approves next generation diabetes drug Mounjaro
Will Eli Lilly’s potential blockbuster get the same social media weight-loss attention as shortage plagued Ozempic? The next generation of Type-2 diabetes drugs – and by extension weight-loss drugs – …
Pharmacist vaccination gives evidence to back prescribing role
Successful community pharmacy-based vaccination programs should be used as evidence of pharmacists’ competencies to prescribe Schedule 4 medications, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) National President, Dr Fei Sim, believes. Addressing …
World news wrapup: 19 January 2023
Violence spikes over Christmas in the UK; bomb threat in Canadian pharmacy; NZ keeps controlled drug status quo UK: Violent incidents in pharmacies tripled over the holiday period, according to …
Date set for PPA, Guild Award talks
Representatives from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and union group, Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA), will meet next month to discuss proposals to boost intern pay rates. Following a Fair Work …
Guild leader outlines system shock
The Advanced Practice Framework is “a load of crap,” and the supervised and structured pharmacist prescribing models are like a plumber having to oversee an electrician’s work, says Guild president …
Pharmacist named NAC Clinical Executive Lead
Veteran advanced practice pharmacist and respiratory health specialist, Debbie Rigby, will join the National Asthma Council of Australia (NAC) as the organisation’s inaugural Clinical Executive Lead. Announcing Ms Rigby’s …