Pharmacy pivotal in return to ‘post COVID normal’
Community pharmacies across Australia reached another milestone with the seven millionth COVID-19 vaccine being administered by a community pharmacist on Friday National President of the Pharmacy Guild, Professor Trent Twomey, …
The top 10
Controversial comments, legal issues and regulatory changes were top of our readers’ concerns in recent weeks Comments by the Guild national president on accreditation fees led our list of the …
Am I liable for an error?
“Large amount” of regulatory activity occurring across Australian pharmacies as experts advise on how to avoid regulatory action—for both employees and employers There is a lot of regulatory activity occurring …
‘We can make the invisible, visible.’
Previous research on pharmacist intervention in aged care has focused on single session services… but a new study has found benefits from ongoing visits For the study, which was funded …
Cracking the genetic code of Parkinson’s
Researchers contributing to the largest study of Parkinson’s genetics ever undertaken are looking for participants Researchers at the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, with funding from the Shake It Up …
‘So excited, happy and honoured’: IOTY 2021
2021 MIMS/Guild Intern of the Year Firouzeh (Fi) Farihi Zadeh tells us about her journey from Iran to Australia, and her career change to pharmacy while bringing up a young …
World news wrapup: 5 May 2022
Coloradans told to re-vaccinate after pharmacy suspended from program; Well Pharmacy refutes coerced work claim; 10-year sentence for pharmacist’s role in US$180m fraud Denver, Colorado: A pharmacy has been suspended …
Pharmacist’s fraud behaviour of the “worst possible kind”
A pharmacist made a string of false claims, including that he had testicular cancer, in order to fleece a friend of close to a million dollars The English pharmacist faced …
Future uncertain for leading QUM group
NPS MedicineWise calls on government to review decision to cut its funding, arguing it has delivered over $1.1 billion in direct savings for the PBS and MBS NPS MedicineWise has …
Masquerade
Angelo Pricolo muses on the strangeness of the pandemic’s most visible sign: the face mask When I think of masquerade I imagine an exotic ball with costumed revellers, some wearing …
Trading hours of PBS-approved pharmacies
What hours are PBS pharmacies required by law to trade? Stephanie McGrath explains Pharmacy law perspective Section 98(3) of the National Health Act allows the Secretary to cancel a PBS …