Pharmacy Board
Interns need more hours before written exam: Board
The Pharmacy Board has announced a change to the written examination eligibility criteria from 1 January 2018. In its latest communique, the Board highlighted that from 1 January 2018, interns …
Pharmacy by the numbers
Profession’s numbers continue to soar There are now 29,717 registered pharmacists, according to the latest statistics from the Pharmacy Board of Australia. An ever increasing percentage of the profession are …
Warning over bulk sales
Reports over questionable bulk medicine sales on the rise, Pharmacy Board warns The Pharmacy Board of Australia has expressed concern about a recent increase in reports of pharmacies participating in …
Compounder further responds to criticism
Pharmacy connected with beleaguered weight loss clinic defends itself from serious allegations by leading public health figure Last week AJP wrote about a complaint submitted to AHPRA and the ACCC …
Consult rooms: where are the rules?
As community pharmacy expands its professional clinical service role, questions continue to be raised over the absence of national standards for private consultation rooms. Speaking at the recent Pharmacy Connect …
Pharmacy Board sets fees for 2016/17
The Pharmacy Board of Australia has announced the national registration fees for pharmacists for 2016/17 The general registration fee has been set at $328, limiting the increase to indexation. It …
Pharmacy Board responds to CPD plan uproar
Several announcements and newsletters have been sent to warn pharmacists about the changes since October 2015, it says With the end of the CPD period looming, many pharmacists have been …
CPD planning tool to get back on track
Have you developed a CPD plan yet? This online tool could help – and it’s free for PSA members From 1 December 2015, the Pharmacy Board of Australia has required …
Revised PII standard from 1 July
The Pharmacy Board has issued a reminder that professional indemnity insurance standard has been revised, in its latest communique. In December 2015 the Board published a revised registration standard for …
Advertise responsibly, warns Board
The Pharmacy Board has issued a reminder in its latest communique to advertise responsibly. It reminds all registered pharmacists “that they must comply with the provisions of the National Law …
Pressure rising for overworked pharmacists
Pharmacists are experiencing a disturbing increase in their workloads which may impact on their ability to provide medicines and advice safely. So says the union for employee pharmacists, which has …
Board releases first performance report
The Pharmacy Board of Australia has released the first quarterly performance report and series of jurisdiction-specific reports which feature the data released by AHPRA late last year. Pharmacy Board chair …