ACT pharmacists honoured
The ACT has honoured pharmacists in its Allied Health Excellence Awards, with one taking out the top award John Wsol, lead pharmacist for education at Calvary Public Hospital Bruce, has …
The pharmacy paradigm shift
Digital disruption and the pandemic have combined to create new expectations among healthcare consumers, and pharmacists will ignore them at their peril, says Guild president Community pharmacists will …
Innovation award extended
The closing date for entries to the UTS Innovative Pharmacist of the Year award has been extended The closing date for nominations to the Innovative Pharmacist of the Year 2021 award, …
Health leaders recognised
Pharmacist researcher, Queensland CHO and policy expert honoured with awards from Pharmacy Guild Qld branch at reception attended by Premier, Opposition leader Leaders in the health field have been recognised …
World news wrapup: 14 October 2021
Convictions upheld for pharmacists who claimed they were like “mere shipping clerks;” US retailers gets out of pharmacy sector; mechanic who saved pharmacy delivery lauded Boston, Massachusetts: Two pharmacists involved …
Doc was in ‘very dark place’ after falsifying script
After surviving cancer, a health professional began to prescribe and use opioids illicitly A medical practitioner has been reprimanded and his registration suspended for three months after he presented falsified …
‘It’s about time we as a profession gather data to advance our professional services.’
COVID-19 has provided a key opportunity to gather insights into patients’ thoughts on vaccination A group of pharmacy academics and PhD students from the University of South Australia are exploring …
Lockdown drives uptake
eRx Script Exchange reports its 20 millionth electronic script, as new data shows how lockdowns drove change Electronic prescription use has surged across Australia from June, spurred on by pharmacies …
Pharmacists give jabs in Qld schools
Australian-first onsite school COVID-19 vaccination program commences in FNQ Queensland’s push to increase vaccination numbers amongst school-aged Australians has been boosted by the commencement of an Australian-first program. Similar to …
‘We can all thrive:’ FIP advancing women
FIP has launched a toolkit to improve practice environments for women in pharmaceutical science and pharmacy education The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) said that the toolkit was developed by the …
‘There needs to be some sort of assistance.’
A representative of the Country Women’s Association has called for funding for locums to retain access to pharmacy services The CWA and pharmacy stakeholders told a virtual hearing of the …
High achiever recognised
NAPSA Immediate Past President Ethan Kreutzer receives Pharmacy Gold Medal and Neil Naismith Award Ethan Kreutzer has been recognised with Monash University’s Pharmacy Gold Medal after achieving the highest score …