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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, …
Ex-pharmacist challenges deregistration decision
A former pharmacist who was struck off for supplying counterfeit Viagra has attempted to have the decision altered, blaming his legal reps for an error Mr Mina Attia, the former …
Is AHPRA a “partly failed” experiment?
Questions raised over the success of our national healthcare professional registration scheme Australia’s five-year-old national registration scheme for healthcare practitioners is flawed, an academic has claimed. Writing in the Australian …
Pharmacists: new registration standards
A new set of registration standards for pharmacists has been published but do not apply to the current cycle of renewals. However the rules now have an impact on: professional indemnity insurance (PII) …
Pharmacists reminded to renew registration
The Pharmacy Board is reminding pharmacists to renew their registration by the 30 November 2015 registration expiry date. Under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law as in force in each …
TOEFL test scores can demonstrate English proficiency for registration
Educational Testing Service, creator of the TOEFL iBT test, has welcomed the revised English-language registration standards announced by AHPRA. From 1 July 2015, regulated health practitioners in Australia will be …
Call for naturopaths to be registered after near-death of child
The arrest of a Sydney naturopath for child abuse has reignited the debate on naturopathic registration, says the Public Health Association of Australia, which is now calling for the regulation …
Revised pharmacists English language, criminal history standards take effect
Revised English language and criminal history standards for pharmacists and other health professionals take effect from today, 1 July 2015. National Boards have previously published the contents of the revised …
Criminal history rego standard change
A revised criminal history registration standard will come in to effect for all registrants from 1 July 2015, says the Pharmacy Board. National Boards have published the contents of the …