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Students in the spotlight
Two students have been awarded the 2019 PDL Prize for Excellence, while others scooped a variety of prizes from across the sector UTS Master of Pharmacy first year student Martina …
Most influential people in pharmacy: Jarrod McMaugh
We speak to the next person in our 14 most influential people in pharmacy campaign, as voted by you Jarrod McMaugh Community pharmacist/managing partner, Capital Chemist Coburg North Project pharmacist, …
‘It’s about putting the patient at the middle of what you do.’
Bradley Butt is the Innovative Pharmacist of the Year for 2019 Bradley Butt, managing partner at Cooleman Court Pharmacy, Canberra was recognised as the UTS Innovative Pharmacist of the Year …
World news wrapup: 7 November 2019
Pharmacist sentenced over huge pain cream fraud; mail order pharmacy sued over patient death in landmark case; economic evidence for “hub and spoke” queried Hattiesburg, Mississippi: A pharmacist has been …
‘Waiting at chemist for medications… a marketing ploy?’
A doctor who self-prescribed antibiotics has complained on a public forum that the pharmacist took too long to dispense the medicine Posters have defended pharmacists in an online forum in …
Students, get registered: Board
The Pharmacy Board has reminded students in their final year of studying pharmacy that they can apply for provisional registration, with new information and requirements “Before you can start practising …
Community pharmacy suffering as pharmacists leave
Salaries are starting to rise, as many pharmacists leave the profession, dissatisfied with pay and conditions, says one stakeholder Raven’s Recruitment has released its 2019 Pharmacy Market Report, in which …
A complex issue
A majority of Australian pharmacists are in favour of pharmacy playing a dispensing role in physician-assisted suicide, providing there is a clear legislative framework The first study to specifically examined …
Paracetamol in pregnancy: ADHD, autism link?
A study looking at a potential link between paracetamol use in pregnancy and ADHD and ASD in children has failed to establish causation, experts caution Researchers from the Johns Hopkins …
Do pharmacists trust their Board?
Only just over half of pharmacists feel confident that the Pharmacy Board is doing everything it can to keep the public safe AHPRA and the National Boards, including the Pharmacy …
Deal or no-deal
TGA says it is prepared for any shortages resulting from a no-deal Brexit The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) says it will implement “transitional arrangements to provide for minimal interruption in …
Out of proportion
Male pharmacists are disproportionately over-represented as respondents at serious misconduct hearings, research reveals Australian research, analysing seven years of health practitioner disciplinary tribunal hearings, has found that males were over-represented …