Pharmacy Board
Happy World Pharmacists Day 2019!
Videos, cupcakes, events around the country and thanks to hard-working pharmacists are all part of World Pharmacists Day 2019 “Safe and effective medicines for all” is the theme of this …
Rego fees to rise
Registration fees for pharmacists for 2019-20 will see one of the highest rates of increase among the health professions The national Boards for the regulated professions, and the Australian Health …
Moving on up
The number of registered pharmacists in Australia continues to grow, as the Pharmacy Board releases its latest data profiling the sector’s workforce According to the Board’s latest data, there was …
A breach of confidentiality
A new case study published by the Pharmacy Board looked at a pack of medicine which showed two patients’ details In its recent newsletter, the Board advised that it had …
Be careful what you post
Did a pharmacist’s Facebook post about their views on termination of pregnancy constitute unsatisfactory conduct? The Board writes that a notifier alleged that personal views about abortion, published on a …
A prescription for access
How does the situation on pharmacist prescribing in Australia compare with other English-speaking countries? Australia continues to lag behind other English-speaking countries in the introduction of pharmacist prescribing models, potentially …
Pharmacist prescribing: what the stakeholders said
The Pharmacy Board has now published the individual submissions it received on pharmacist prescribing… revealing doctor and specialist opposition In its latest communique, the Board says that it encourages all …
Pharmacist numbers continue to grow
There are 220 more registered pharmacists in Australia than at the end of 2018, bringing the total to 31,785 New quarterly registration data from the Pharmacy Board shows that the …
Prescribing: next steps
The Pharmacy Board received more than 30 submissions regarding pharmacist prescribing, and says it’s now reviewing the feedback On 4 March 2019, the Board released a discussion paper, looking for …
One out of three ain’t bad
Autonomous prescribing is the only feasible option out of three mooted plans for pharmacist prescribing, according to the Pharmacy Guild The Pharmacy Guild has responded to the Pharmacy Board’s consultation …
Advocating collaborative pharmacist prescribing
PSA says it supports collaborative prescribing of medicines by pharmacists to improve Australians’ access to safe and effective healthcare PSA made the statement in its response to the Pharmacy Board …
‘We’re not going to change our minds.’
Pharmacist prescribing is “more likely about supporting their business model,” a leading GP says The RACGP has again hit out at the concept of pharmacist prescribing, describing it as working …