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The Pharmacy Guild of Australia and Symbion have announced a new student scholarship initiative to improve outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pharmacy students The initiative will strengthen the …

The Guild and pharmacists’ union have backed moves to crack down on violence and antisocial behaviour in retail, including community pharmacies The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA), one …

Chemist Warehouse has thrown its support behind an AMA push to allow pharmacies to discount prescription medicines by more than the currently allowed $1 The Australian Medical Association has said …

Former deputy chief medical officer Dr Nick Coatsworth has suggested pharmacy as the best place for the general public to get their flu and covid jabs, given the GP shortage …

The current rules around accessing e-cigarettes have “nothing to do with harm minimisation,” argues a researcher asking for all vapes to be accessed only through pharmacies Predatory retailers, manufacturers and …

Western Australia is set to get its own electronic system to monitor controlled drugs – but details are yet to emerge WA health minister Amber-Jade Sanderson has announced the ScriptCheckWA …

The North Queensland Community Pharmacy Scope of Practice Pilot has reached its first milestone with enrolment for training now open The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland Branch President Chris Owen …

One pharmacy union says violence in retail settings and the community is “escalating” – and calls for protections for workers The Shop Distributive and ­Allied Employees Association Queensland Branch’s submission …

Canberrans will now be able to get pharmacist-prescribed antibiotics for UTIs under the NSW trial scheme – as well as more vaccines Minister of Health Rachael Stephen-Smith has announced that …

The Strengthening Medicare Taskforce recommended that health professionals work to full scope – but one leading pharmacist is wary of the timeline The Taskforce’s report, which was released earlier this …

NSW’s foray into increased scope of practice for community pharmacists includes free absence from work certificates NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet announced over the weekend (19 Feb 2023) that its promised …

The debate about scope of practice continued this week, plus decisions on Covid boosters and several medications Scope of practice is still top of mind, with Pharmacy Guild of Australia …