‘A revised Code for the profession, by the profession’
The PSA has opened public consultation on its draft revised Code of Ethics for Pharmacists, following an eight-month best-practice development process The Code of Ethics is the fundamental resource that …
Pharmacies to get updated accreditation program
There is to be a ‘major evolution for community pharmacy accreditation’ in 2026, with key changes to QCPP The accreditation program for community pharmacies in Australia will undergo its biggest …
‘We need better systems to identify patients at risk’
Rapidly reducing or abruptly stopping prescription opioids significantly increases the risk of mental health or substance use-related emergency presentations, new data shows The data, from Monash University, demonstrates the need …
Pharmacist used illicit synthetic after benzo knock-back
A pharmacist sold buprenorphine strips to an undercover police officer, and illegally sourced clonazolam for himself, a tribunal has heard News Corp has reported on the case of a pharmacist …
No payment for 45-minute consult
From heat to flooding rains… when are medicines reviews going to become flexible enough to handle the reality of practice in Australia, asks one award-winning pharmacist? Several weeks ago, former …
Bicycle bandit brings gun to robbery
Police in two states are investigating incidents in which offenders targeted pharmacies ACT Policing has issued a statement saying it is seeking witnesses to an armed robbery at the Advantage …
Sustainability and values key in new Blooms milestone
Blooms The Chemist has celebrated a new national milestone of 130 stores in the network, with the opening of Blooms The Chemist Douglas As part of the local community for …
Up to $5k for prescribing training
Guild expands $1.5 million scholarship fund to train Victoria’s pharmacist prescribers The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Victorian branch has expanded its pharmacist prescribing training scholarship, which it says will enable …
Guide to help move from ideas to measurable improvement
A new resource has been launched to support the improvement of medication management Researchers at Monash University and Flinders University have released a new guide on how to establish and …
Are your premises compliant?
VPA issues a reminder to proprietors that their stores need to be suitable for providing pharmacy services – with examples In its latest, and new-look, newsletter, the Victorian Pharmacy Authority …
Flashback Friday: an embarrassing shortage
It’s 1956, and one magistrate complains that “These fellows might be good chemists, but they are rotten bookkeepers” In our 29 February, 1956 edition, the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy reported …
‘North Shore rapist’ sentenced after CWH assault
A Sydney man could apply for parole in 2028 after he was sentenced for sexually touching a teenager in a Chemist Warehouse Graham James Kay, who had been dubbed the …