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Regulatory change on the way?
A new consultation paper includes proposals that could change the way national boards regulate health practitioners AHPRA has welcomed the release of a consultation paper by the Australian Health Ministers …
Fake doctor sentenced
A man who posed as a doctor, obstetrician and gynaecologist in Melbourne has been jailed for nearly a decade Raffaele Di Paolo has been sentenced after pleading guilty to 51 …
Struck-off pharmacist loses reinstatement bid
A pharmacist has had his bid to regain registration knocked back as “premature” Dr Dale Larden appeared before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal seeking a reinstatement order. His registration …
Snapshot of the sector
The number of pharmacists in Australia has grown slightly, according to new figures from the Pharmacy Board The National Board has released its quarterly registration data, showing that 30,984 pharmacists …
Practising while suspended
Finding a locum can be difficult at short notice – but this former pharmacist’s solution resulted in registration cancellation and a fine On 6 January 2015, officers of the Department …
Data upgrade
The state of the pharmacy workforce in 10 key numbers As of 30 September 2017 there are: 30,458 registered pharmacists 61.9% of registered pharmacists are female (18,850) There are 1110 …
Rego reminder
The Pharmacy Board has issued a reminder that registration renewals are due by the end of the month The Board says that the quickest and easiest way to renew registration …
Getting on board
Pharmacy students have been invited to apply online for provisional registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia Students who will soon complete an approved program of study can now go …
Pharmacy Board: “Be professional on social media”
Pharmacists have been reminded that the Code of Conduct applies to all online activity—including public forums and closed groups The Social media policy and Code of conduct for pharmacists both …
Board fees set to rise
AHPRA has now published its National Boards fees for 2017/2018 And while fees were frozen for eight professions, pharmacy wasn’t one of them. The Pharmacy Board – as well as …
Pharmacy by the numbers
10 key statistics from the latest Pharmacy Board of Australia quarterly registration data As of 30 June there were 30,360 registered pharmacists 27,544 of these held general registration (plus 1709 …
Ex-pharmacist now a faith-based healer
The deregistered pharmacist at the centre of the counterfeit sildenafil scandal is now practising as a faith healer Mina Attia has found himself a subject on A Current Affair this week, …