Pharmacies face $1b Budget threat
Plans to introduce double dispensing in next month’s federal Budget could lead to the closure of hundreds of pharmacies across the country Draft Budget papers have heralded the introduction of …
How a consultant practice community was created
Deborah Hawthorne writes about how consultant pharmacists began to support each other during Covid… and beyond It was 2020, and the COVID pandemic had been declared. Pharmacists within all organisations …
Stewardship praised
Hospital pharmacists have paid tribute to the work of a health leader who was instrumental in the Covid-19 pandemic and in changes for pharmacy compounding The Society of Hospital Pharmacists …
April MIMS update
We look at some of the recent changes to the medicines landscape, with new products as well as changes to indications New products Belzutifan (Welireg) is an inhibitor of hypoxia‑inducible …
‘Total uncertainty’ reigns over aged care pharmacist funding
The “brain drain” from community pharmacy began long before the concept of embedding pharmacists in aged care, says one pharmacy aged care leader, who also criticised funding issues “With under …
GP grants no cure all: Guild
New grants to “boost general practice infrastructure in Australia” will do little to rectify the current challenges in primary care, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia warns Under the $220 million …
API moves to buy SILK Laser for $169M
Board of 140-plus non-surgical aesthetics clinic chain supports deal Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API) has entered into an transaction process agreement with non-surgical aesthetics outfit SILK Laser Australia to acquire 100% …
Aussie elected to FIP Board of Pharmaceutical Practice
Australian representation on the International Pharmaceutical Federation’s (FIP’s) Board of Pharmaceutical Practice is continuing to grow Sydney-based consultant pharmacist, Tara Hehir, who was named as the new president of FIP’s …
HMC Capital acquires Healthscope properties in $1.2b deal
US property trust agrees to sell 11 private hospital sites to aggressive property fund manager HMC Capital, the property fund manager which has been buying an increasingly large share in …
APC opens consultation on MMR pharmacist training
Stakeholders are being invited to share their views on the Australian Pharmacy Council’s draft accreditation standards for aged care and medication management review (MMR) pharmacist training programs The APC has …
Chemist Warehouse hits magic 500
Milestone store launch in Melbourne this weekend the climax of a flurry of new openings since March Disruptive discounter Chemist Warehouse opens its 500th Australian outlet in the Melbourne outer …
Looking after each other
Pharmacists need to prioritise their own health, and those of their colleagues, if they are to continue providing optimal care to patients, writes Krysti-Lee Patterson As pharmacists, we have a …