Headlines
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End of the road for Sigma’s Guardian
Tuesday | Sep 27 2022SIGMA Healthcare will disband its Guardian Pharmacy banner with existing franchisees being invited to join its Amcal brand over the next 15 months, as part of the group's new strategy to create a more sustainable structure.
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PDL issues forged script warning
Tuesday | Sep 27 2022PROFESSIONAL indemnity insurer, Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL), is warning pharmacists to be wary of forged prescriptions being presented.
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Emissions-free script delivery trial
Tuesday | Sep 27 2022PHARMACIES in the Capital Chemist Group network in the ACT, will have access to Canberra-based energy provider, ActewAGL's 'Clean Machine' to deliver medications in the coming months.
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Ready for new role: ACP
Tuesday | Sep 27 2022PHARMACISTS currently going through the accreditation process are being urged to continue, despite yesterday's announcement that the Australian Association of Consultant Pharmacy (AACP) is being wound down (PD 26 Sep), by Australasian College of Pharmacy (ACP) President, Michelle Bou-Samra.
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PSA, ACP to take on AACP functions
Monday | Sep 26 2022THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) and the Australasian College of Pharmacy (ACP) will take on the role of accrediting pharmacists next year, with the Australian Association of Consultant Pharmacy (AACP) to be decommissioned at the end of the year.
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Aussies back pharmacists to do more
Monday | Sep 26 2022UNACCEPTABLE waiting times to see GPs are fuelling public support for the expansion of pharmacists' scope of practice, a survey commissioned by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, by research group, Insightfully, reveals.
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PSA wants scope growth
Monday | Sep 26 2022EMPOWERING Australian pharmacists to play a greater role in primary healthcare will deliver benefits to patients and the health system, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) National President, Dr Fei Sim, believes.
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Pharmacists’ rego fees on the rise
Friday | Sep 23 2022PHARMACISTS' registration fees for the 2022/23 year are on the rise, while five other Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) regulated professions have seen fees frozen and the fees for chiropractors has been slashed by 15%.
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Clinicians the second victims of errors
Friday | Sep 23 2022GREATER support needs to be given to health practitioners in the wake of medication errors, Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) Medication Safety Leadership Committee member, Kerry Fitzsimons, believes.
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PSA welcomes FIP’s return to Oz
Friday | Sep 23 2022THE return of the International Pharmaceutical Federation's (FIP's) World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, to Australia next year, will provide opportunities for Australian pharmacists, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) National President, Dr Fei Sim, believes.