‘Seek professional advice’
Pharmacy owners are being urged to engage with their advisers early, as new licensing scheme comes into force Owners of existing pharmacies are being encouraged to prepare themselves for new …
Innovator inducted into ‘Hall of Fame’
Driving force behind pharmacy skincare brand Ego Pharmaceuticals, Dr Jane Oppenheim, joins the Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Oppenhein was inducted in the Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame’s Honour Roll …
Women in pharmacy face systemic and structural challenges
Workplace safety, insufficient work-life balance and barriers to leadership listed among issues facing women in pharmacy, an international report reveals Close to 50% of female pharmacists around the world have …
Verrocchi takes substantial stake in HMC
Chemist Warehouse co-founder takes major holding in former Sigma backer Billionaire pharmacist, Mario Verrocchi, has become a substantial shareholder in asset management firm, HMC Capital. A notice to the …
Is Australia over-promising and under-delivering for overseas pharmacists?
Limited intern opportunities are hampering overseas pharmacists’ from joining the pharmacy workforce, Guild leader says Record numbers of overseas-trained pharmacists are looking to bring their skills and experience to Australia, …
Frustration over lack of progress following HTA review
Efforts to speed up the PBS listing process for new medicines are underwhelming, Senator says More than a year after the Accelerating access to the best medicines for Australians now …
Scope to be key to talent retention
Australia’s pharmacy schools are producing enough graduates to meet the community’s needs, but the profession is struggling to retain them, a pharmacy leader says Moves to expand pharmacists’ scope of …
Renew rego now: Board
Ahpra opens new online portal for pharmacists to renew their registration Pharmacists are being urged to renew their professional registration early to “avoid delays”. The Pharmacy Board of Australia announced …
‘We all want to remove inefficiency in the system’
“Pharmacists and nurses are here to help” overburdened GPs, Guild leader says Enabling pharmacists and other primary healthcare providers to work to “the full extent” of their skills will help …
‘We must work together, not apart’
Health professionals need to work together to support their communities, APC chair says “Our communities are relying on pharmacists to collaborate, on health professions to support one another, and on …
‘Pharmacy profession should reflect the communities it serves’
Pharmacists “are doing great things to invest in closing the gap”, but the profession has more work to do to boost Indigenous representation, Guild president says Data from the Pharmacy …
Urgent call for Prac Payment expansion
Placement poverty is forcing pharmacy students to choose between food and their studies, NAPSA president warns Australia’s Commonwealth Prac Payments scheme needs to be urgently extended to cover all healthcare …