Butler urged to act on medicinal cannabis
One Nation calls for “sensible downregulation” of medicinal cannabis to improve access Barriers to making medicinal cannabis products available on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) need to be removed, Senator …
New high for Board registrations
Pharmacy Board of Australia registrations hit record high in September New data from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) reveal a record 36,670 pharmacists are registered with the Pharmacy …
World news wrapup: 9 November 2023
“Photovoice” project captures pandemic frontline experience; UK pharmacists want paracetamol multibuy crackdown; US pharmacist faces indecent assault charges Edmonton, Alberta: Pharmacists have sent in photos depicting how they felt about …
Substandard, falsified meds focus
FIP has launched a new resource to help countries self-assess the adequacy of their regulatory systems to support pharmacy interventions to prevent the harms of substandard and falsified medicines Developed …
CAPS seeks gap fee freedom
Pharmacy advocacy group calls for pharmacies to be allowed to charge ‘gap fees’ to cover the costs of mandated services Leaders of the Community and Pharmacy Support Group (CAPS) are …
Community pharmacy integral to healthcare: Sinclair
Steps need to be taken to address burnout among community pharmacists, FIP president, Paul Sinclair says Community pharmacy’s workforce needs to be better supported to mitigate against the risk of …
Optus outage hits pharmacy
Optus’ countrywide outage is impacting pharmacy services across the country A spokesperson for the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has confirmed that the organisation has heard of a lot of disruptions …
‘Hope for the best, expect for the worst’ on 8CPA rollercoaster
8CPA likely to be a rollercoaster ride for community pharmacy with funding for professional services potentially on the chopping block, pharmacist warns Pharmacy owners will need to brace themselves for …
UTI program highlights value of pharmacy
Patients willing to pay for pharmacist-delivered service rather than wait for a GP appointment Initial data from the Western Australian pharmacist urinary tract infection (UTI) treatment program is showing strong …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Over-the-counter use of short-acting beta-2 agonists The availability of SABA as an over-the-counter (OTC) medication has contributed to overuse, leading to …
Suspension fears spark drink driving incident
A pharmacist contacted law enforcement to warn them of her partner’s alleged behaviour – leading to her own suspension and a later drink-driving incident The experienced Queensland pharmacist had recently …
Pharmacists support unleashing of nurses
Nurses highlight international scope expansion in advocating for the evolution of primary care The Australian College of Nursing has called for significant change to Australia’s primary care delivery model, “to …