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A ‘fundamental failure of responsibility’
A pharmacist’s registration has been suspended after he provided medicines, including S8s, on scripts he knew were not valid – and a doctor’s registration has been cancelled over the matter …
Wanted: pharmacist immunisers
Ahead of a COVID-19 vaccine, AHPRA and the Pharmacy Board are asking pharmacist immunisers to complete a survey about their immunisation training The organisations say that information gathered from the …
Changed guidelines for ads
The Pharmacy Board and Ahpra have encouraged health practitioners to check and correct their advertising to ensure it complies with revised guidelines released this week The Boards and Ahpra jointly …
Delays, perceptions of unfair policies form basis for complaints
Health Ombudsman reports hundreds of complaints related to the handling of notifications about registered health practitioners The National Health Practitioner Ombudsman received 595 complaints about the administrative actions of Ahpra …
Rego reminder
The Pharmacy Board has reminded pharmacists to renew their general or non-practising registration by 30 November 2020 And the Board is offering some advice on registering during the coronavirus crisis, …
Pharmacy fees go up by 3%
The Pharmacy Board and seven others have increased their annual registration fees, five Boards have frozen theirs, while Chinese medicine and chiropractic fees are reduced by up to 15% The …
Board questioned over discount model
“Punitive reactionary body” or an organisation with “a good balance to discipline idiot dumb pharmacists” while not making “life hell”? The profession weighs in on the Pharmacy Board New data …
The numbers are up
Profession continues to grow its numbers, with a stronger female presence, according to new Pharmacy Board data The number of registered pharmacists has continued to climb, with close to one …
10 things you need to know about notifications
Ahpra has published a new guide which explains how the National Law is applied in the management of health practitioner notifications Ahpra’s new Regulatory Guide sets out how the National …
The week in review
This week we’ve been looking through the newly signed Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement, which was released in full on Thursday night The new 7CPA includes a “modest” increase in dispensing …
‘The attack is ever present in my thoughts.’
Ahpra has accepted all recommendations from a review into the safety of notifiers, which was launched after a GP’s violent attack on a pharmacist that saw him jailed for attempted …
Principles to protect the pharmacists of the future
Pharmacy students and educators are facing uncertainty thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, says AHPRA, which has moved to help ensure they graduate A unique multi-sector collaboration to protect Australia’s future …