NAPSA’s new chairs confirmed
Students from 10 pharmacy schools across the country have been elected to chair NAPSA’s 11 committees The National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association (NAPSA) has announced the election of the organisation’s …
Former branch director lauded
Former Pharmacy Guild WA Branch director Matthew Tweedie has been recognised for his contribution to the Western Australian community pharmacy sector Tweedie was recognised with the presentation of a Distinguished …
Regional pharmacist lauded
Andrew Douglas from Priceline Pharmacy Yass, NSW, has been recognised this year’s winner of the Australian Patients Association Outstanding Community Pharmacist award Douglas was presented with the award at a …
New look for Woolworths-backed pharmacy
Adelaide pharmacy relaunches with a focus on GP telehealth access The store is part of the new Healthylife Pharmacy banner group, formed from the partnership between Healthylife and Superpharmacy, which …
New reflux guideline published
A new guideline, Management of Reflux: A guideline for pharmacists, has been published by the Australasian College of Pharmacy Developed by the College, this new guideline on the management of …
Pharmacies urged to conserve supplies
The year is 1914, the world is at war and pharmacists are preparing for medicine shortages Europe’s imperial powers have come to blows, with Great Britain and Germany going to …
World News – 1 August 2024
Pharmacy chain closed one-third of its US stores; medicines shortages hit Europe as sexually transmitted infection rates surge; new payment system is causing ‘financial chaos’ for Scottish pharmacies Michigan, US: …
APC drops KAPS for new assessment
Overseas trained pharmacists to sit new skills competency assessment from March 2025 Australia’s Knowledge Assessment of Pharmaceutical Sciences (KAPS) exams will be dropped at the end of the year in …
The week in review
Pharmacy united this week to back calls for Commonwealth Prac Payments to be extended to pharmacy students, while the Guild has set its sights on regaining the profession’s status as …
GP to lead AMA
Queensland-based GP, Dr Danielle McMullen, has been appointed as the next president of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) McMullen the organisation’s current vice president will assume the presidency on 1 …
Profession must maintain advantage
It’s July 1964 and pharmacy is held in high esteem, but the pharmacists are warned not to rest on their laurels Positive public perceptions of the pharmacy sector cannot be …
World News Wrapup: 25 July 2024
Irish pharmacists call for end to 16-year freeze on dispensing fees; CrowdStrike outage hits deliveries in the UK; Amazon Pharmacy launches in Japan with local support Dublin, Ireland: Small pharmacies …