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A recent report on vaccination in Australia echoes the pharmacy profession’s call for nationally-consistent vaccination authorities, says one stakeholder Pharmaceutical Society of Australia national president Dr Fei Sim has welcomed …

PSA calls for funding to support pharmacists to play a greater role in mental health care, by improving quality use of medicines (QUM)  Pharmacists have a vital role to play …

South Australian government backs community pharmacists to ease pressure on public hospitals  Pharmacists in South Australia will be able to diagnose and treat uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) from March …

Some key reports, congratulations, more losses from the profession and more debate over 60-day dispensing all made the news this week This week health minister Mark Butler told the Guild …

The PSA foresaw “a true primary healthcare crisis” experienced by pharmacists in 2023, it says in its public annual report The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has released its 2022-23 annual …

One Nation calls for “sensible downregulation” of medicinal cannabis to improve access  Barriers to making medicinal cannabis products available on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) need to be removed, Senator …

Pharmacists call for vaccine harmonisation, as doctors slam new regulations enabling pharmacists to vaccinate children aged two and up The Australian Medical Association has attacked an announcement by the Queensland …

NSW has updated its pharmacist vaccination standards, expanding access to NIP jabs and more The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has welcomed the Minns Government’s move to expand vaccination access, which …

PSA rolls out a new education series ahead of expanded scope of practice trial  Pharmacists seeking to participate in Victoria’s pharmacist prescribing trial can now access two training courses through the …

The PSA has officially launched the Professional Practice Standards Quality Improvement and Self-Assessment Implementation Program The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia says the program aims to help pharmacists better understand and …

Early career pharmacists (ECPs) need to be involved in leading the expansion of the profession’s scope of practice, Ayomide Ogundipe says  Australia’s pharmacy sector is amid a “paradigm shift in …

Peak health and consumer organisations, including the PSA, are set to work together to promote health literacy Two new grants have been awarded to support consumer health literacy and improve …