Praise for PBS expanded listing
More Australian adults can now access subsidised ADHD medication Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine) From today (1 Feb), the Government has expanded the listing of Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine) to include patients who are diagnosed …
‘You used to measure success by how many scripts you could dispense that day.’
“Not just putting stickers on a box”: How much has pharmacy really changed over the years? Leading pharmacists weigh in Community pharmacy has changed significantly over the past few decades …
Bid for MBS items, new role funding
National pharmacist body issues call for MBS rebates and over $200m funding for employment of non-dispensing pharmacists The PSA is calling on the Federal Government to create new MBS items …
It’s a wrap!
Who were this year’s NAPSA Congress award winners and what did top pharmacy leaders have to say at the leading student conference? NAPSA Congress 2021 – online for the first …
‘We often get reports of interns rifling around the RUM bin.’
Fraudulent activity, drug use and supply, prior criminal history and dispensing errors are tripping up pharmacy students, interns and ECPs Despite not being fully qualified pharmacists, several students and interns …
Recognition for leadership, dedication
A Queensland community pharmacist has been recognised in local Australia Day awards Karen Brown has been honoured with a Small Business Person of the Year award, presented by her local …
‘Pharmacists need a seat at the table.’
ECP leaders call for expanded roles for pharmacists – including fully funded positions in transition of care and more seats “at the table, where decisions are being made” Pharmacists play …
Wages, discount pharmacies pressing concerns for students
Pharmacy students share thoughts on profession in new survey, with nearly 60% reporting negative COVID-19 impact on studies Pay rates remain the biggest concern for Australian pharmacy students upon entering …
‘Watch this space.’
Pharmacy leader signals likely involvement for some pharmacist immunisers as part of Phase 1 of the COVID-19 vaccine strategy A limited number of pharmacists are expected to be utilised during …
Boosting remunerated services provision
Interns enable greater service provision in community pharmacies – more so than pharmacy size or banner group status, say study authors A cross-sectional study conducted by researchers from Curtin University, …
‘This is a stuff-up and it really needs to be fixed.’
Funding program for rural, regional and remote pharmacy misses the mark, say pharmacists who claim they are worse off under recent changes The new Regional Pharmacy Maintenance Allowance (RPMA) does …
Health Department agrees to six-month grace period
Leeway offered to pharmacy during transition to Active Ingredient Prescribing Pharmacists are being urged to prepare for changes coming into effect from Monday 1 February 2021, which will see mandatory …