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The Rise of Cannabis Care: New Roles Emerging for Australian Pharmacists
In a quiet consultation room at the back of a suburban pharmacy, a patient unfolds a letter from a telehealth doctor. She has been prescribed medicinal cannabis for chronic pain, but she isn’t sur...
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Why Every Pharmacist Should Stay Open to New Career Opportunities
It starts with a simple thought — “I’m comfortable where I am.”Many community pharmacists in Australia find themselves thinking this after a few steady years in the same role. The workflow feels fa...
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Workforce, Wisdom and What’s Next: Reflections from the Pharmacy Redefined Owner’s Summit 2025
Port Douglas, September 29th - October 2nd 2025. Palm trees swayed gently outside while, inside the Summit venue, pharmacy owners from across Australia gathered with a shared purpose: not just to t...
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Why Choosing a Registered Labour Hire Provider Protects Your Pharmacy and Your Peace of Mind
It’s late on a Thursday night. You’ve just learned your weekend pharmacist has fallen ill, and you need a locum — fast. You jump online, scan a few forums, and consider reaching out to a “friend of...
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Beyond Dispensing: What the Proposed Endorsement for Scheduled Medicines Could Mean for Community Pharmacy
On a busy Tuesday morning, a community pharmacist in suburban Brisbane fields a familiar scenario: a regular patient has run out of their antihypertensive medicine and can’t see their GP for anoth...
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Locum Pharmacy Work: A Strategic Career Choice, Not Just a Stop-Gap
When Sarah - one of our standout pharmacists at Raven’s Recruitment - told me she’d swapped her permanent role in suburban Brisbane for locum work in remote Queensland pharmacies, I was intrigued....
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The Evolution of Community Pharmacy Roles: Beyond Dispensing and Into Patient-Centred Care
Introduction: A Tale of Two PharmaciesPicture a pharmacy back in the late 1990s: a pharmacist surrounded by paper scripts, focusing on dispensing medications through narrow service hours. Fast-for...
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The Recruitment Agency Advantage: How Smart Pharmacists Use Specialists to Navigate a Complex Job Market
After the Dispensary: Rachel’s StoryAfter 12 years behind the counter at a bustling suburban pharmacy, Rachel felt the burnout creeping in. The long shifts, constant pressure, and the creeping sen...
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You’ve Got the Degree - Now Discover the Career You Didn’t Know You Could Have
It started with a conversation in the dispensary.A newly registered pharmacist - let’s call her Sarah - was three months into her first role. She loved patient care, but lately she’d found herself ...
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