Report backs more hospital pharmacy roles
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) says it strongly supports an inquiry’s call for more expert pharmacist places in NSW hospitals The comments follow the release this week …
Flying high: looking at travel health
What role does your pharmacy play in travel health and is there the potential to increase your services in this area? Australians love to travel, with pre-pandemic statistics showing a …
The week in review
There were moves to limit the influence of lobby groups, such as the Pharmacy Guild, while the number of overseas pharmacists applying for Australian visas reached new heights The week …
‘A clear risk to patient safety’
New AMA video criticises pharmacist prescribing trials, saying they could lead to second class care and more superbugs emerging The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has released a new video questioning …
Getting to know you
He’s pharmacy’s leading Collingwood supporter, and could have been a winemaker…. Angelo Pricolo speaks to Anthony Tassone, president of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s Victorian branch According to Calabrian tradition …
Warning on booster vaccines
PDL issues alert warning of a rise in the number of vaccine-related calls and incident reports The recent availability of the Moderna Spikevax Bivalent Booster Vaccine has seen a rise …
CWH confirms alleged counterfeit perfumes pulled from sale
Voluntary decision to remove fragrances which Victoria’s Secrets claim are knock-offs now formalised in undertaking to court Chemist Warehouse (CWH) has confirmed to the Federal Court it has removed from …
Notifications rising
There’s been a slight rise in the number of notifications made about Australian pharmacists, AHPRA reports In its annual report, released in late November, the Pharmacy Board of Australia revealed …
Degrees of change
In this podcast Carlene McMaugh speaks to Professor Andrew McLachlan and Associate Professor Rebekah Moles about the future of pharmacy education and the changes coming for the profession In our …
Pharmacy training spawned world-beating literary career
New biography of the 20th century’s most read novelist shows how poisons knowledge inspired her tales of murder and mystery Agatha Christie is claimed to be the best-selling novelist in …
‘A terrible and repeating chaos.’
Pharmacists must seek help when their mental health begins to challenge them, a Tribunal has warned, as it disqualified a pharmacist from practising for three years The Victorian Civil and …
Award for ‘a trusted voice’
Duncan McKenzie receives the SHPA’s 2022 Medal of Merit Duncan McKenzie was awarded with the Society of Hospital Pharmacy of Australia (SHPA)’s 2022 Medal of Merit, in recognition of his …