Pharmacy Board
Employer audit reveals unregistered pharmacist
A pharmacist let his registration lapse and practised for four months before his employer caught him Ahpra has issued a statement about a man who has been prosecuted for holding …
Board pharmacist prescribing position statement update
The Pharmacy Board of Australia has reconfirmed it has no regulatory barriers in place for pharmacists to participate in public health initiatives approved by states and territories The Board has …
Poll: Is the increase in registration fees justified?
One pharmacist has written to us concerned about the increase in pharmacist registration fees – we’d like to know what you think A couple of weeks ago, Ahpra announced that …
Rego reminder
The Pharmacy Board has reminded members of the profession to renew their registration before the end of November Registration renewal for pharmacists is now open, says the Pharmacy Board, advising …
Employment reminder
Pharmacy owners need to meet their obligations when it comes to engaging a new or locum pharmacist, one stakeholder has warned In its latest newsletter, the Pharmacy Board has focused …
Why pharmacists trust Ahpra – or not
Covid-19, vaccination and vaccine mandates all feature among significant reasons why some pharmacists do not trust their Board or Ahpra The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) and the Pharmacy …
Board reveals reputational insights
Trust in the Pharmacy Board has dropped to its lowest level recorded for the profession The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) and the Pharmacy Board of Australia have released results …
Audit is coming…
What were the most common advertising breaches over the last two years? In its last newsletter for 2022, the Pharmacy Board highlighted that responsible advertising around regulated health services should …
Diazepam for cash… before suicide
A Western Australian pharmacist has been disqualified from applying for registration for three years after a tribunal found he had committed professional misconduct The State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia …
Rego reminder
It’s that time of year—registration renewal including insurance declaration, writes PDL in its latest practice update Each year, PDL receives calls from pharmacists who have overlooked their Ahpra registration renewal. …
Pharmacist’s ‘emphatic’ remorse after stealing from CWH
The Pharmacy Board has issued a statement about a pharmacist who misappropriated prescription-only pain medication and stole money from the Chemist Warehouse where she worked. The Victorian Civil and Administrative …
The week in review
It was a busy week for Ahpra, plus another round of the UTI turf wars and a new critique of the ownership and location rules The latest Productivity Commission report …