World news wrapup: 22 August 2024
Pharmacist wins more than $110k in racial profiling and unfair dismissal case; fungal meningitis pharmacist makes deal with Michigan; GP pharmacists demand equal pay for equal work Wickford, Essex: A …
Worker sentenced over refund fraud
A pharmacy worker was upset at the way rosters were handled at the store where she worked – and began making fraudulent refunds A pharmacy worker who was caught drinking …
‘Writing this book has been a dream come true’
Pharmacist launches new children’s book to help kids and parents learn about safe medicine use Pharmacist and researcher Dr Renly Lim from the University of South Australia has authored and …
‘Stop celebrating this failure’
Vaping reforms turning people into criminals and driving prices up, senator claims Legislation designed to restrict access to vapes is not working Nationals Senate whip, Senator Ross Cadell says. Speaking …
Guild confirms state branches’ leadership
CAPS representative claims seat on Guild national council, as AEC confirms branch vice presidents NSW-based pharmacist and Community and Pharmacy Support Group (CAPS) activist, Peppe Raso, will join the Pharmacy …
24-hour pharmacies keep patients out of hospital
Pharmacies offering round-the-clock care are helping keep patients out of hospital emergency departments, the South Australian government says More than 50,000 patients have visited Adelaide’s three 24-hour pharmacies in the …
Reaching the century
We are celebrating the milestone of our 100th podcast by making a donation to an important patient support group To mark the milestone of its 100th episode of the AJP …
‘We are still waiting’
Pharmacists call for national real-time monitoring as delays mean they are still grappling with lack of visibility between states Pharmacists are calling for a national real-time prescription monitoring (RTPM) system …
UTI service mandatory directory listing
Pharmacies in NSW providing a UTI service must meet the requirements of the authority Under this authority, pharmacies are required to maintain an up-to-date UTI service listing on the National …
Unpaid placements impacting pharmacy students: NAPSA
NAPSA to put case for the extension of access to Commonwealth Prac Payments to Senate committee Pharmacy students are far from immune to the impacts of placement poverty and should …
Registration numbers top 38k
Another quarter, another record for pharmacist numbers in Australia Pharmacy Board of Australia data released on Monday (19 August 2024) shows the number of registered pharmacists in Australia is above …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Relationship Between Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Osteoporosis COPD and osteoporosis have shared risk factors, including smoking, older age, alcohol consumption, …