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Room to grow
Pharmacies around the world are implementing strategies which are benefiting health enormously, says an award-winning pharmacist Lucy Walker, owner of the Terry White Chemmart Goondiwindi in rural Queensland (which was …
Guild accused of ‘bullying’ governments for profit
The leaders of Australia’s peak general practice organisations have united to lobby governments not to accept Pharmacy Guild policy The doctors said in a statement that the Guild is attempting …
NT pharmacy faces uncertain future
The Northern Territory’s only university has scrapped its pharmacy program, leaving the sector in a “tricky position” according to one pharmacy leader Charles Darwin University, the only university in the …
The week in review
Scope of practice was the key issue in pharmacy this week, with a new policy paper from the Guild and anger from doctors The Pharmacy Guild launched a new policy …
A new alliance
The PSA and SHPA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding enabling closer cooperation representing and empowering the majority and spectrum of Australia’s pharmacists and technicians The MoU, announced at the …
The future is here
What role will AI play in the future of pharmacy? Shara Evans joins the AJP stage at APP 2019 to tell us about the role that Artificial Intelligence is playing …
Welcome back
The PSA says it looks forward to working with the re-elected Morrison Government, including on negotiations for the 7CPA Commenting on the weekend’s election, in which the Coalition has claimed …
Can we safeguard pharmacy’s future?
With significant concerns around what the future holds for the profession, what can be done? asks Marc Clavin With evolving customer relationship technology and a growing consumer demand for accessible …
Amcal unveils new format
Amcal and Guardian have named their top pharmacies, as well as two new initiatives At their conference on the Gold Coast, the two brands also announced a range of winning …
Locking in the changes
A Shorten Labor Government would establish a permanent Australian Health Reform Commission, the Shadow Health Minister says In a speech to the National Press Club on Labor’s vision for health …
Pollies back pharmacists in harm minimisation
Politicians from the three major parties have spoken out in support of the role pharmacists can play in reducing harms from licit and illicit drugs Speaking at the launch of …
Don’t listen to only pharmacists on 7CPA
As a co-signatory to the 7CPA, the PSA can help raise the voices of other stakeholders including patient groups, its president says Health Minister Greg Hunt announced on Wednesday morning …