Lung patients going without medicines
Lung experts are calling for a suite of changes including cheaper medicines and affordable allied health, as new data shows drug costs are a barrier to care A new survey …
World news wrapup: 6 June 2024
Kiwis ready for reintroduction of copayment; French pharmacists walk off the job; Japan funds cancer pharmacy in East Jerusalem New Zealand: The Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand plans to ask …
Victorians give pharmacy pilot stamp of approval
More than 10,000 consultations have now been delivered as part of the Victorian government’s Community Pharmacist Statewide Pilot Minister for Health Mary-Anne Thomas has visited Lim’s Pharmacy in Springvale – …
Greener asthma choice update
Good asthma control and more environmentally friendly choices don’t have to be mutually exclusive, say asthma experts The National Asthma Council Australia (NAC) has released new information in time for …
I’ve just received an Ahpra notification: What now?
PDL offers some advice – and breaks down some misconceptions – about receiving a notification from the regulator When pharmacists receive regulatory notifications, a range of common misconceptions can cloud …
Criminal history feedback wanted
Ahpra and the Boards want health professionals to weigh in on the draft criminal history registration standard The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and the National Boards have invited members …
Comprehensive standards of practice essential: SHPA
Hospital pharmacists call for extended use of the specialty Standards of Practice under the new strategic agreement between PSA and the government The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has …
Tasmania recognises its best
A pharmacist who “hates a fuss” has been named Tasmania’s pharmacist of the year Kristina Fox has been named Tasmanian Pharmacist of the Year at an awards night hosted at …
PSA gets own profession-wide Agreement
Pharmacist group signs its own Agreement with the Albanese government, as discussions continue for programs not under the 8CPA’s remit The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has welcomed the signing of …
Pharmacy agreements ‘a win for patients’: Butler
Health minister Mark Butler announces not one, but two new pharmacy agreements In a statement today (3 June 2024), Butler confirmed that the Albanese Government and the Pharmacy Guild of …
8CPA signed
It’s here: the long-awaited Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement has just been signed, with a focus on cost of living Update: Health minister Mark Butler has announced that a new and …
An age old problem
Communication – with patients, families and carers, as well as with other health professionals – is key when it comes to managing pain in older people living in residential aged …