Category list : Australia

Examination introduced for registering in Australia

UK qualified pharmacists who want to work in Australia will soon have to take a competency examination before they can register, the Council of Pharmacy Registering Authorities (COPRA) and the Australian Pharmacy Examining Council have announced.

Pharmaceutical Society of Australia hopes that reason will prevail Subscription

As national president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, I have been disappointed by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain’s decision to end reciprocal registration arrangements and impose an onerous adjudication process on Australian pharmacy graduates. The current system has served both countries well for many, many years.

It is different in Australia Subscription

I am a member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain of 31 years standing and a fellow (by examination), since 1961, of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia. I have remained on the register of Pharmaceutical Chemists of the Pharmacy Board of Victoria since 1953. Each of the latter

Pharmacy Australia Congress Subscription

Meetings Pharmacy Australia Congress The Pharmacy Australia Congress hear about the impact the ageing population in Australia might have on the delivery of health care services there. John Bell, a community pharmacist from Sydney and a former president of the Pharmaceutical ...

Australian pharmacies to remain independent

Pharmacy in Australia Subscription

Is the grass greener in Australia? In this article, Pam Mason, PhD, MRPharmS, describes Australian pharmacy and health care

Changing pharmacy practice: the Australian experience Subscription

This article takes readers through the current political environment in relation to non-prescription medicines in Australia, describes a new training methodology, and then compares the methodology to traditional methods of training community pharmacists

Australian pharmacists to retain ownership exclusivity

A competition review in Australia has concluded that legislation which restricts pharmacy ownership predominantly to pharmacists should be retained. The review concluded that the restriction of ownership, other than in a few cases of friendly societies and some long-established corporate pharmacies allowed under “grandparenting” arrangements, was a serious restriction on competition but provided a net benefit to the community as a whole.

Australian pharmacists to get 46m pounds for medication reviews

Pharmacists in Australia are to be paid A$114m (£46m) over the coming five years for carrying out medication reviews for patients in residential care and some others in their own homes.

Look to Australia Subscription