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Overseas-trained pharmacists seek fairer pathway
Petition calls for the Australian Pharmacy Council to introduce a renewal process to extend the validity of KAPS/OPRA qualifications The Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) is being urged to “reconsider the …
Adult pharmacy assistants deserve adult pay, says union
Retailer lobby says push to abolish some junior wage rates would create higher youth unemployment – but the union for pharmacy assistants says it’s the same scare tactic used against …
‘The outcome ultimately will be healthier Australian communities’
Pharmacy Guild lauds move to expand optometrists’ scope of practice to include oral medicines Ahpra has announced that proposed changes to the scope of optometrists would allow them to prescribe …
Wholesaler opens new western Sydney DC
Six down, two to go – Symbion opens Kemps Creek distribution centre to service its 1500 NSW-based customers Pharmacy wholesaler, Symbion, has announced the opening of its sixth new distribution …
‘It’s a very personal and human experience’
Is there a difference between age groups when it comes to feeling listened to and cared for in pharmacy? Active listening matters to patients, says NAB’s head of behavioural and …
Sigma makes post-merger aged care play
Wholesaler to strengthen aged care offer with medication packing systems appointment Sigma Healthcare is set to target Australia’s aged care sector with the recruitment of former Fred IT ehealth …
SA vote a ‘milestone to strengthen’ PSA
South Australian pharmacists voted to wind up PSA SA Inc and transfer assets to Canberra Members of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s South Australia Incorporated (PSA SA Inc) have backed …
Dubbo local takes out excellence award
Pharmacist Lisa Gibson has been recognised for her outstanding commitment to improving community health Gibson has been named Pharmacist of the Year at the Independent Pharmacies of Australia (IPA) annual …
What makes a welcoming pharmacy?
More options for private consultations in pharmacies may help customers see them as more welcoming healthcare destinations, says one expert Recent research by NAB Health has shown that while pharmacies …
Vapes seized during roadside test
Highway patrol officers conducting roadside testing seized 1760 vapes, 237 cartons of cigarettes and tobacco Police charged a 33-year-old man after discovering more than $115,000 worth of allegedly stolen …
The week in review
Chemist Warehouse and Sigma Healthcare have been hitting the headlines this week, along with the Australasian College of Pharmacy, vapes, medicinal cannabis and weight loss meds There was big news …
Meds refusal blamed for egg attack
A NSW man threw eggs at a pharmacy’s windows, then returned a couple of weeks later to damage company property The South Coast Register reports that a Daniel Skinner fronted …