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The week in review
Labor and Health have been grilled over 60-day dispensing, while there’s scope of practice news in some states and new figures on pharmacist burnout It’s been an interesting week in …
10 actions to change the pharmacy workforce
FIP issues a workforce transformation call towards a range of progressive pharmacy roles On the fifth anniversary of the Astana Declaration on primary health care (25 October 2023), the International …
‘There is no health without a health workforce’
A “stark” finding from a new survey shows that 62% of respondents say they have suffered burnout or other mental health problems related to their work in pharmacy The International …
Legislators need to match pharmacists’ ambitions
Healthcare payers and governments need to appropriately fund pharmacists to deliver new services Significant investment from pharmacy owners and governments will be needed to provide successful health services through the …
Days are numbered for one pharmacist stores
Expanded scope of practice could spell the end of single pharmacist stores Increasing demands for pharmacist-delivered services could mean pharmacies will need to operate with at least two pharmacists in-store …
The week in review
Two pharmacist groups speak out on the 8CPA negotiations, while FIP has a busy week and there’s a lot of concern about “unleashing” pharmacists Issues around the 8CPA came to …
Design key to success of expanded scope trials
Pharmacists must embrace practice before implementing new services, International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) president, Paul Sinclair, says Pharmacy leaders need to be strategic when developing plans to expand the profession’s scope …
FIP seeks to combat medicines misinformation
Governments around the world are being urged to regulate against medicine misinformation Pharmacists and governments should work together to take on the growing threat medicines misinformation poses to patient …
Bureaucrats ‘missing a trick’ with pharmacy
Governments around the globe need to rethink how they look at using pharmacy to deliver health services, a pharmacist says Pharmacy policymakers should be urging bureaucrats to integrate healthcare systems …
Pharmacy service open door to healthcare
Pharmacist-delivered minor ailments schemes can provide access points for patients who would not engage with traditional healthcare services Expanding pharmacists’ scope of practice to include the treatment of common conditions …
Owners urged to support employees to do more
Pharmacy proprietors need to encourage newly qualified pharmacists to work to the top of their scope of practice Pharmacy owners are being urged to support employee pharmacists to make the most …
Scope expansion key to cost-of-living savings
Well-evaluated pharmacist-delivered minor ailment schemes will generate savings for governments and patients, International Pharmaceutical Federation president, Paul Sinclair, says Evidence of the health and economic benefits derived from pharmacy-based minor …