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Doctors have again slammed the idea of pharmacists vaccinating against COVID-19, saying they will be inadequately skilled and trained The Australian Medical Association’s Queensland branch issued a statement saying that …

The Queensland Government has partnered with the PSA and other stakeholders to develop a Core Palliative Care Medicines List for Queensland community patients The List has been developed as part of …

The final report of the MBS Review Taskforce is a win for interdisciplinary collaboration, say pharmacists The PSA has welcomed the final report released by the Medicare Benefits Schedule Review …

Three outstanding pharmacists have been honored at the inaugural ACT Excellence Awards hosted by the PSA At the event at Pharmacy House on Wednesday night, Brad Butt was awarded Pharmacist …

Doctors are claiming a COVID-19 vaccine should stay focused on the GP setting, calling pharmacy “a retail space trying to sell you products” One pharmacy stakeholder has expressed disappointment with …

While a year of immense challenge, 2020 has raised pharmacy’s profile and opened up new opportunities of practice for the profession, says PSA national president Chris Freeman In the next …

PSA has urged the Victorian Government to take action in three areas to reduce medicine-related harm The organisation is also calling on the state Government to improve access to vaccinations …

Pharmacists will be attaching new labels, with updated advice, to antibiotic packaging from early next year An article in the latest edition of Australian Prescriber is reminding pharmacists of changes …

Schedule changes confirmed for a number of commonly dispensed medicines, despite pharmacy opposition to some proposals The TGA has confirmed previous interim decisions to amend (or not amend) the current …

Real Time Prescription Monitoring is on the way in NSW – and the Guild is calling for details The NSW Government has released its 2020-21 Budget, with what it calls …

One pharmacy group has challenged another, alleging it took credit for the other’s work On Monday, the AJP published an article, Plans for Queensland’s pharmacists, which incorporated information from a …

One organisation says it will push to allow pharmacists to administer more routine medicines, such as injectable buprenorphine, insulin or Vitamin B12 The PSA has congratulated the re-elected Labor Palaszczuk …