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RIPAA: More support needed in remote areas
Friday | Jul 25 2025THE Remote and Isolated Pharmacist Association Australia (RIPAA) has welcomed the WA Government's initiative to subsidise the cost of training for expanded scope of practice, in particular the higher subsidy offered to rural pharmacists in MM3-7 (PD 22 Jul).
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Health info trust fragmenting
Friday | Jul 25 2025INSTITUTIONS and experts are no longer the sole gatekeepers of health information, and peers, influencers and social platforms now play a central role in shaping health behaviours, according to new data launched this week from the 2025 Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report: Trust and Health in Australia.
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Gen med standards updated
Thursday | Jul 24 2025ADVANCED Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has released a newly updated pharmacy practice standard for general medicine.
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Pharmacists underutilised in chronic pain
Thursday | Jul 24 2025THE National Pain Report 2025 - Pain Takes A Nation, was released this week by peak consumer body Chronic Pain Australia, tying in with National Pain Week from 21-27 Jul.
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Inaugural PCHS Elevate success
Thursday | Jul 24 2025THE Symbion Pharmacy Choice healthSAVE (PCHS) group held its inaugural pharmacist and retail training event, Elevate, on 04 Jul in Sydney.
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PSA names national vaccination champion
Wednesday | Jul 23 2025MELBOURNE community pharmacist Anna Theophilos (pictured) has been chosen by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) as its inaugural 'Vaccination Ambassador' following a month-long nationwide search (PD 16 Jun).
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Scripty marks one year of ASL
Wednesday | Jul 23 2025OEXA, the company behind the Scripty app, is celebrating one year of Active Script List (ASL), a boon for patients managing multiple medications (see page three).
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Patients’ perspective on eScripts and tracking apps
Wednesday | Jul 23 2025PHARMACY Daily invited Senior Editor and Advocacy Manager Rosemary Ainley, from patient-support group GHLF Australia, to discuss a topic from the perspective of patients.
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IPA outlines community-first approach
Tuesday | Jul 22 2025OVER 100 pharmacists from around the country gathered in Sydney yesterday for the start of the Independent Pharmacies Australia (IPA) Pharmacist Academy, a new education conference designed to equip pharmacists with advanced clinical, business and leadership skills to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving healthcare environment.
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WA pilot applications open
Tuesday | Jul 22 2025PHARMACISTS across Western Australia can now apply to enrol in the state's Enhanced Access Community Pharmacy Pilot to train and provide a wider range of treatment for everyday conditions.