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Wildcard winner named
The Pharmacy Student of the Year Wildcard entry has been awarded to McKinlay Nolan from the University of Tasmania The award was announced on Friday (19 January) evening at the …
Make RSV jab accessible: Sim
The new RSV vaccine is welcome, but steps need to be taken to ensure it reaches those who need it, says a leading pharmacist Following the approval of a new …
A look at a ‘monumental year’
PSA’s Fei Sim looks back over the events of 2023, which rocked every facet of the profession in Australia “I really think that when we look back in history, 2023 …
‘This is a reform that should be in place as a matter of course’
Every time there is a disaster, the government extends or reinstates continued dispensing, say leading pharmacists – so why not make it permanent? Pharmacy stakeholder groups have says they welcome …
Aged care pharmacist pioneer lands PSA award
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) Victorian branch names its 2023 Excellence Award winners, with a long-time AJP contributor among those recognised Monash University’s Centre for Medicine Use and Safety …
What is motivating pharmacists?
Pharmacists are being encouraged to have their say on everything from income and job satisfaction to leaving the profession The Pharmacy in Australia: Measuring Employment, Labour decisions and Activity (PAMELA) pharmacist workforce …
Credentialed pharmacists come together in Cairns
Credentialed pharmacists and those interested in this growing area of practice have a new opportunity to tackle the issues, writes Sarah Gillespie Following the overwhelming success of the inaugural Pharmaceutical …
PSA backs National Health and Climate Strategy
Urgent action is needed to implement environmentally sustainable practice across Australia’s pharmacy and wider health system, PSA leader says Moves to address the health system’s greenhouse gas emissions as part …
The week in review
The pharmacy sector isn’t slowing down just because it’s December…it’s been a whirlwind of activity this week for the profession This week the University of Technology Sydney released its latest …
PBAC backs early supply rule change
Government extends Safety Net early supply rule for 60-day scripts to reduce medicines wastage Changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Safety Net early supply rule come into effect today …
Pharmacy Heroes – The heroes of pharmacy
Our readers have nominated their heroes, and we’ve chosen 10 who represent the range and scope, and reality of pharmacy in 2023 It’s been a very difficult, indeed, traumatic year …
‘Stark look’ at work that still needs doing on vaccination
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 …