THE past financial year has been a period of collaboration, consultation and revision for the Pharmacy Board of Australia, according to the Australian Helath Practitioners Regulatory Authority (AHPRA) 2015/16 annual report.
Key issues communicated by the Pharmacy Board during the year included professional indemnity insurance issues, continuing professional development and related guidelines, recency of practice, supervised practice arrangements, and examinations for general registration.
The Board also published revised guidelines for pharmacists on a wide range of practice matters.
Among highlights for the year, the AHPRA reported that there were 29,717 pharmacists registered across Australia, an increase of 2.4% from the previous year.
Top notifications related to clinical care (41.8%), medication issues (11.5%) and health impairment (10.7%), with notifications about pharmacists up 16.3% totalling 570.
Fewer than 1% of all statutory offence matters related to pharmacy with 13 complaints received, considered and closed.
Visit ahpra.gov.au for the report.
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