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Regulator reveals more than 80 notifications have been made regarding antisemitic or Islamophobic social media posts by health practitioners since 7 October 2023  The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) …

Social media platforms are creating headaches for regulators, with posts highlighting the effects of medications fueling surging demand for prescription products, pharmacist warns  Medicines regulators are struggling to detect and …

Should I add my patients as friends on social media? What about discussing a difficult patient with colleagues? The AJP takes an in-depth look Recent articles in the AJP have …

The Pharmacy Board has named a pharmacist who was disqualified for 12 months for his unprofessional behaviour with three female patients, as well as inappropriate dispensing Late last year the …

Anti-vaccination posts see Kiwi pharmacist censured; how US pharmacies share information with law enforcement; young Māori pharmacist building health bridges New Zealand: A pharmacist who published anti-vaccination opinions as well …

Australians are being told to complain to pharmacy workers if they see Guild campaign materials about double dispensing… an added stressor burnt-out pharmacists really don’t need, says one sector leader …

Double dispensing has been announced in Tuesday night’s Budget – and pharmacists are expressing their disappointment As previously confirmed would happen by Health Minister Mark Butler, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has …

A campaign to boycott Priceline has begun on social media, with one of its stars urged to explain her stance on 60-day scripts The Pharmacy Guild’s campaign against double dispensing …

Deborah Hawthorne writes about how consultant pharmacists began to support each other during Covid… and beyond It was 2020, and the COVID pandemic had been declared. Pharmacists within all organisations …

Just when you thought supplies were improving, sponsor and TGA now foresee supply problems until end of June 2023 It was a brief respite but now much-hyped diabetes and more-often-than-not …

Pharmacist vaccination support program a huge success; guilty finding over fake scripts; “ageist” response to makeup request London, England: An award-winning scheme that saw community pharmacists support patients to understand …

Outrage from doctors escalated a notch this week, as another state decided to implement pharmacist scope of practice trials Making news this week was the announcement by NSW premier Dominic …