Pharmacy jabs: the near future
Bivalent COVID boosters, a combined COVID and flu shot, and primary care taking on the entire vaccination framework – how could the near future look for jabs in Australia? With …
Senator to GPs: ‘What is the opposition’ to working with pharmacies?
A GP has claimed that proposals around pharmacists working to full scope cause more “silos” than they break down, while another divides pharmacy into two camps The AMA Council of …
“It’s a disaster, and we all need to say no.”
A key stakeholder has urged pharmacists to refuse the National Medicines Traceability Framework, saying it is an “abject failure” in Europe and making it harder for pharmacists to do their …
Butler backs full scope
With a post-COVID “great retirement” of burned-out health workers likely, projects like the pharmacy full scope of practice trial are vital, says the Shadow Health Minister Shadow Health Minister Mark …
Firouzeh Farihi Zadeh is top intern
Firouzeh (Fi) Farihi Zadeh, from Alive Pharmacy Warehouse Westcourt in North Queensland, has been named as the 2021 MIMS/Guild Intern of the Year The award was presented during the 2022 …
Cooleman Court Pharmacy is Australia’s best
The proprietor of the 2022 Pharmacy of the Year has spoken about the importance of professional services, and of inclusivity Cooleman Court Pharmacy in the ACT has been named the …
World news wrapup: 24 March 2022
Overwork risks mistakes; GPs don’t appreciate pharmacists enough in England; back to work after three days for COVID-positive Korean pharmacists Charlotte, North Carolina: Pharmacists have told WBTV that they are …
Clinical Pharmacy Award recipient named
Sally Marotti has been named as the 2021 recipient of the SHPA’s Australian Clinical Pharmacy Award The award recognises Ms Marotti’s inspiring and influential leadership within the pharmacy profession, says …
Patients want pilot, not ‘ancient turf war’
GPs might be against the pharmacist full scope of practice trial, but the pilot is strongly backed by North Queensland patients, new research shows The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland …
Court approves API acquisition
Wesfarmers’ acquisition of API has successfully made it through the Federal Court API has announced that the Federal Court of Australia has made orders approving the scheme of arrangement between …
Rodents infest CWH
A Chemist Warehouse has “moved immediately” on a rat problem after videos of the rodents frolicking in the pharmacy’s aisles were posted to social media Rapid antigen tests may now …
‘Visionary’ meds safety move
More than 30 new hospital pharmacy technician positions are being created in Tasmania The Tasmanian Government has announced that a hospital pharmacy technician will be employed on every ward of …