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The week in review
With APP2023 wrapped up, we’re bringing you its hottest talking points… as scope of practice and funding issues continue to keep the sector abuzz Scope of practice remains a hot …
Multi-course approach slashes compounding failure rate
More than a third of students were failing this part of their pharmacy course – until an intervention dropped the failure rate to 1.5% A team from the University of …
‘The salary for pharmacists is going through the roof.’
Few pay attention to the “atrocious” award, says one pharmacy employment expert, outlining changes in how early careers are unfolding… and how one pharmacist charges $110 an hour Sue Muller, …
‘We need to be on our game’
Australian pharmacists should be able to provide all vaccinations for everybody, says a sector leader, saying climate change will see the profession need to move forward Limitations on telehealth and …
Professionalism and empathy win the day
Canberran Ingrid Stroud has been named Pharmacy Student wildcard of the year Ingrid Stroud from the University of Canberra was presented with the 2023 Pharmacy Student of the Year wildcard …
Guild accused of plan to ‘maximise pharmacy owner profits at any cost’
GPs have slammed the Guild as “out of control,” but Guild president Trent Twomey stands by recent “patient centred” comments The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has lashed out …
‘Ahpra can absolutely take action.’
The intern who decided to try half a Suboxone dose, the ECP who was caught with MDMA at a music festival and pharmacists making anti-vax social media comments… students have …
Guild leader outlines system shock
The Advanced Practice Framework is “a load of crap,” and the supervised and structured pharmacist prescribing models are like a plumber having to oversee an electrician’s work, says Guild president …
World news wrapup: 18 November 2022
UK pharmacies in dire straits; pharmacy students wrongly told they failed exams; alleged cough syrup illegal dispensing scheme England, UK: The Daily Mail has reported on the potential for up …
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 …
Backing the next generation
PDL announces its student grant winners for 2022, with four pharmacists-in-training to be supported to attend an event of their choice After a record number of applications and very high-quality …
What you said
AJP readers have been vocal in their responses to our stories of late… here’s what you had to say about a few controversial subjects The issue of double dispensing attracted …