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One pharmacy stakeholder group has issued a policy statement on moving towards a sustainable remuneration model for professional services “A common concern among pharmacy associations worldwide is the long-term financial …

South African pharmacy chain in racism row; England quantifies its unpaid pharmacist consults; US pharmacists want to vaccinate against COVID South Africa: South Africa’s largest pharmacy chain, Clicks Pharmacy, has …

Pharmacists in this new study say unremunerated services account for 15%–50% of their daily activities, with competition from discount pharmacies putting these at risk Pharmacists report delivering unfunded services daily …

Doctors have reiterated claims that pharmacist prescribing is like “Russian Roulette,” accusing the Queensland Government of promoting cut-price health care at pharmacies The Australian Medical Association’s Queensland branch has responded …

An Australian S8 first once again raises the question of MBS numbers for pharmacists, writes Angelo Pricolo Patients are the real winners as Victorian pharmacists will become the first in …

It’s been a long time coming, but the 6CPA’s mental health pharmacy trial is now getting off the ground – at a key time for Australians with mental illnesses One …

Pharmacies around the world are implementing strategies which are benefiting health enormously, says an award-winning pharmacist Lucy Walker, owner of the Terry White Chemmart Goondiwindi in rural Queensland (which was …

Community pharmacy-based interventions most likely have a positive effect on health behaviours, intermediate clinical outcomes and quality of life in patients, Cochrane review finds The Cochrane review set out to …

What do the paths look like for community pharmacists, and how would they get paid for these? At PSA19 in Sydney over the weekend, Emeritus Professor Charlie Benrimoj gave a …

A pharmacist intervention for patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease both improves patient outcomes and saves money, according to new research Pharmacist researchers from Canada have developed a model …

Pharmacists are saying it’s not possible to multitask professional services alongside dispensing and counselling, according to researcher Preliminary research shows providing professional services is a different role altogether to the …

One fifth of pharmacies employ a dedicated professional services pharmacist: Guild says concept shouldn’t exist, PSA calls for more funding for roles The recently published UTS Pharmacy Barometer asked 178 pharmacy owners and …