Pharmacy Board of Australia
Board opens consultation on revised compounding guidelines
Stakeholders have until 24 July to share their views on the Pharmacy Board of Australia’s draft revised Guidelines on compounding of medicines The Pharmacy Board of Australia has opened a …
Provisional rego numbers hit record high
Pharmacy’s workforce is set for a boost with a record number of provisional registration holders Australia’s pharmacist workforce pipeline appears to be in good health, with provisional registration numbers topping …
Ahpra to use new power ‘sparingly’
Health regulators will be able to warn the public about registered and unregistered practitioners who are deemed to pose serious risks under new legislation A new power will enable the …
Alleged drug trafficking pharmacist suspended
The Pharmacy Board of Australia has suspended the registration of a pharmacist who is facing charges relating to the alleged unauthorised supply of steroids to criminals A Melbourne-based pharmacist …
GPs shun APC invitation
GPs are set to comment from the sidelines rather than engage with the Australian Pharmacy Council on the development of accreditation standards for pharmacist prescribing Concerns about having to sign …
Pharmacists opt for non-practising rego
Growing numbers of pharmacists are choosing to remove themselves from the profession’s workforce, Pharmacy Board of Australia data reveals Close to five per cent of all registered pharmacists in Australia …
Technology lagging on pharmacists’ needs
Gaps in the development of health information communication technology (ICT) may hinder the “inevitable” implementation of pharmacist prescribing, researchers warn. A review of 20 existing health ICT evaluation frameworks, …
Prescription pad pilfering pharmacist banned
A Victorian pharmacist whose professional registration has been suspended since 2017 has been barred from seeking to rejoin the profession for another three years. The Victorian Civil and Administrative …
Where have the pharmacists gone?
Pharmacy Board quarterly data shows a drop in the number of registered pharmacists The number of registered pharmacists recorded by the Pharmacy Board of Australia has dropped in the quarter …
How many pharmacists does it take to….
There are over one thousand more pharmacists than there were in early 2021, while the percentage of females in the profession continues to rise The Pharmacy Board of Australia has …
Pharmacy in the spotlight
Pharmacist notifications during 2020/21 were on par with those of other health professions, while AHPRA says all but two recommendations to improve notifier safety now implemented A total of 634 …
Pharmacist fined $38,000 for practising while suspended
Falsely claiming to be registered erodes public trust in health practitioners, says Pharmacy Board A New South Wales pharmacist who continued to practise after his registration was suspended has been …