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Skin treatments to become 鈥渕ore accessible鈥�
Trained NSW pharmacists to treat four skin conditions in impending trial expansion, with increased remuneration for those providing consultations Participating pharmacists who undertake additional training will be able to supply …
State backs pharmacy in budget
Funding is being made available to support pharmacists to access training to work to their full scope of practice in one state聽 Queensland has announced a $6 million funding package …
PSA gets own profession-wide Agreement
Pharmacist group signs its own Agreement with the Albanese government, as discussions continue for programs not under the 8CPA鈥檚 remit The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has welcomed the signing of …
Veteran consultant to advise over credentialing
As credentialed pharmacy moves forward, the appointment of a well-known advisor creates significant opportunities, one sector leader says Following the Consultant Pharmacists Conference in Cairns, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia …
鈥榃e need to be louder. We need to be prouder.鈥�
鈥淭hings need to change鈥� says a leading consultant pharmacist 鈥� and advocating for the sector is a big part of moving consulting forward In accepting her award as 2024 Consultant …
Pharmacy students being left behind
Government urged to extend paid placement support to pharmacy students聽 Pharmacy students should not be excluded from payments for mandatory placements announced by the federal government, the profession鈥檚 leaders believe.聽 …
Reprieve for credentialed pharmacists
MRNs have been extended again, allowing credentialed pharmacists to keep providing medicines reviews Department of Health and Aged Care Assistant Secretary 鈥� Pharmacy Branch, David Laffan, has sent an email …
Transitions of care
Why pharmacists are a critical part of the aged care puzzle, say Fei Sim and Laetitia Hattingh With Australia鈥檚 ageing population and increased healthcare needs, the seamless transition between hospital, …
Eliminate out-of-date regulatory barriers, pharmacists say
The red tape preventing pharmacists from helping their patients needs to be cut, according to one pharmacy stakeholder The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has released its Pharmacist Prescribing position statement, …
鈥楾he highest level of pharmacy practice鈥�
A rural pharmacist with a key role in palliative care, a proponent of professional services, and a former Registrar of a state Pharmacy Board are among those honoured by the …
What鈥檚 happening with credentialing?
With the current Medication Review Numbers (MRN) system set to expire at the end of June, pharmacists who use them remain concerned about their future The MRN system was set …
Medicines access at risk again
Pharmacists are again calling on governments to make continued dispensing measures permanent, as the current arrangements expire鈥� The聽Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has highlighted that the National Health (Continued Dispensing 鈥� …