Notifications rising
There’s been a slight rise in the number of notifications made about Australian pharmacists, AHPRA reports In its annual report, released in late November, the Pharmacy Board of Australia revealed …
Degrees of change
In this podcast Carlene McMaugh speaks to Professor Andrew McLachlan and Associate Professor Rebekah Moles about the future of pharmacy education and the changes coming for the profession In our …
Pharmacy training spawned world-beating literary career
New biography of the 20th century’s most read novelist shows how poisons knowledge inspired her tales of murder and mystery Agatha Christie is claimed to be the best-selling novelist in …
‘A terrible and repeating chaos.’
Pharmacists must seek help when their mental health begins to challenge them, a Tribunal has warned, as it disqualified a pharmacist from practising for three years The Victorian Civil and …
Award for ‘a trusted voice’
Duncan McKenzie receives the SHPA’s 2022 Medal of Merit Duncan McKenzie was awarded with the Society of Hospital Pharmacy of Australia (SHPA)’s 2022 Medal of Merit, in recognition of his …
Diazepam for cash… before suicide
A Western Australian pharmacist has been disqualified from applying for registration for three years after a tribunal found he had committed professional misconduct The State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia …
Chemist Warehouse continues Melbourne real estate expansion
Second significant property purchase by discounting giant in metro area in almost as many weeks Chemist Warehouse (CWH) has bought the property housing one of its pharmacies directly, becoming its …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Novel antihyperglycaemic drugs and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations among patients with type 2 diabetes In this population based …
A deluge of applications
For a fifth consecutive month record numbers of overseas-qualified pharmacists are requesting to practice in Australia The Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) is continuing to receive record numbers of applications from …
Legal stoush over Vagisil and Vagisan trade marks – again
Consumers at “real risk” of being confused by product monikers, claims Vagisil maker Manufacturers of feminine health product line Vagisil have begun action in the Federal Court against the manufacturers …
Reward for ‘stalwart of our profession’
SHPA reveals the winner of its 2022 Australian Clinical Pharmacy Award Described as a “stalwart of our profession”, Deirdre Criddle has been awarded the 2022 Australian Clinical Pharmacy Award. Ms …
e-pharmacy to hit 1b users within five years
Report says OTC products will continue to dominate and urges business to simplify processes for ageing population The global e-pharmacy market will increase 28% by 2027, taking the number of …