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Pharmacy Financial Interests An Introduction
Financial interests in pharmacies are regulated to protect the public by ensuring pharmacy businesses comply with legislation and uphold standards. The following information provides an overview of pharmacy financial interest requirements, submission and review of...

Call for Expression of Interest - Shared Lay Members Panel

Please note: The deadline for these Expressions of Interest has now passed. Expressions of interest are being sought from suitably qualified and experienced nominees for appointment by the Minister for Health to the Health Professional Councils Authority Shared Lay...

Podcast: The dangers of high-risk medications

In this episode, we take a closer look at the dangers involved with high-risk medications such as Fentanyl. And what can pharmacists do when dispensing drugs like Fentanyl? Our expert panel features Bruce Battye, Director of the Pharmaceutical Regulatory Unit, along...

Podcast: Keeping the public safe - What pharmacists need to know

In this episode, we discover how the Pharmaceutical Regulatory Unit (the PRU) and the Pharmacy Council of NSW - are working together to keep the public safe. How does the PRU and Council manage complaints and investigations into Pharmacists? And what can pharmacists do...

NSW Pharmacy Quarterly Stakeholder Forum 2022 - Communique

The Pharmacy Council of NSW has launched a new initiative involving a quarterly forum bringing together key pharmacy stakeholder agencies to discuss issues of relevance to the profession. The impetus for this initiative was an increase in complaints about pharmacists...

Primacy of the preceptor

The intern year is a pivotal time in a pharmacist’s career and choosing a preceptor is an important component that requires some thought. Factors that commonly influence the choice of preceptor include convenience to where the intern lives and /or whether there has...

We answer your questions on CPD and the October quiz

We republish our article about Continuing Professional Development which was included in our October edition of Council News. To review the article again or to check your answers to the quiz, read on. What is the point of Continuing Professional Development? CPD is a...

From the Inspectors

AND WE DO CARE ABOUT YOU… Amidst the turmoil of bush fires and the COVID pandemic, your Pharmacy Council Inspectors have attempted to emulate the aspirations of the US Postal Service, that is, always getting through. Apart from a six week period in April/May when your...

Resources for proprietors

‘Where can I find this information?’ ‘I didn’t know this guidance was available to me.’ ‘I have never seen that advice before.’ These are phrases we at the Pharmacy Council of NSW hear repeatedly when speaking to pharmacists. When a concern has been raised in the form...

In conversation with Paul Sinclair AM, former member of the Pharmacy Council of NSW

Paul Sinclair was first registered as a pharmacist in 1981 and owned community pharmacies in south west Sydney, southern highlands and the central coast during 1981 to 2017. Paul’s professional activities also included Past President NSW Branch Pharmacy Guild of...

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