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PSA slams SHPA ‘ill-informed and divisive’ statements
The PSA has taken aim at the SHPA over a comparison of care standards by community and hospital pharmacists in SHPA’s King Review submission PSA national president Joe Demarte says …
PSA and NPSA release review submissions
PSA advocates for early-career pharmacists while NPSA calls for new funding mechanism to support pharmaceutical wholesalers Each organisation put in its submission at the eleventh hour, outlining their recommendations to …
Out of balance: Part 2
Pharmacy is becoming a highly female-dominated profession… but is its demographic mix reflected in its leadership? Part 2 of our feature looking at women and professional leadership. See Part 1 …
Out of balance
Pharmacy is becoming a highly female-dominated profession… but is its demographic mix reflected in its leadership? According to Pharmacy Board data, more than 60% of Australian pharmacists in 2016 are …
Expanded services not outside pharmacy scope: PSA
The PSA has hit back at claims by the AMA in its King Review submission that expanded services funded under the 6CPA are beyond pharmacists’ scope. The AMA also said …
Pharmacy under fire
Critics ramp up attacks over pharmacy vitamin sales, but profession fights back Pharmacy’s income sources need to overhauled to reduce the reliance on complementary medicine sales, doctor’s groups have argued. …
La Trobe pharmacy students to get vaccination training
Pharmacy students from La Trobe University in Bendigo will be the first in Victoria – and among only a few in the country – to learn how to immunise patients …
Most pharmacists want CPA negotiations to change: poll
Pharmacists are dissatisfied with the way Community Pharmacy Agreements are negotiated, an AJP poll reveals Earlier this month, AJP ran a poll asking how you feel the CPAs should be …
PSA welcomes Sansom Review response
The PSA has welcomed the Government’s long-awaited response to the Samsom Report. “PSA noted that the Government accepted the Review Panel’s recommendation to develop a more comprehensive post-market monitoring scheme …
CPD Plan: deadline looming
Pharmacists are reminded to complete a compulsory Continuous Professional Development Plan to meet the looming September 30 deadline, PSA warned today. Under new Pharmacy Board of Australia requirements, every registered …
The end of uncertainty?
A sense of security is what drew this pharmacist and owner to award-winning program Pharmacist Ben Jackson (pictured above, left) owns both the Amcal Plus and Guardian pharmacies located in …
Health Destination Pharmacy scoops key award
The Health Destination Pharmacy program has been honoured with a high-profile international award for practice improvement FIP has presented its first awards for best Pharmacy Practice Improvement Program and best …