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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 …

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 …

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 …

PSA supports the pharmacy scope trials, says its leader, but good governance is key – and in the meantime, there are “burning issues” like vaccination harmonisation to be addressed Speaking …

Entire Lloydspharmacy group at risk in UK; “embarrassed” Irish pharmacist blasts PM over pharmacy inaction; Walgreens caught in medical abortion war UK: All of Lloydspharmacy’s 1,300 branches across the UK …

A vital part of being a good pharmacist is knowing when to refer, writes Karalyn Huxhagen Pharmacists are often the first port of call for customers seeking an opinion as …

The scope of the Queensland pharmacy pilot has been finalised, narrower than originally anticipated – but a leading GP still decries it as a “script writing exercise” Queensland minister for …

This article provides a snapshot of the management of several minor conditions that may present in infants and young children, including the appropriate counselling advice and ‘red-flags’ for referral to …

US union pharmacists to strike over wages; vaccine fraud in Canada; Scotland eyes sore throats in minor ailment scheme San Francisco, California: The union representing pharmacists employed by Kaiser Permanente …

Pharmacist indicted over alleged drug ring; crackdown on pharmacies without pharmacists; staff arrested over fake COVID-19 vaccination certificates Grosse Point Park, Michigan: A pharmacist has reportedly been charged with dispensing …

Constipation, toothache, boils, hiccups and trouble sleeping: these are all reasons people in NSW have been calling ambulances NSW Ambulance and NSW Police have released a joint statement asking people …

Leading GPs have slammed a PSA proposal, with one saying managing non-urgent Emergency presentations in pharmacy is not “just a fun, income-generating exercise” Last week, the Pharmaceutical Society’s NSW Branch …