600 more pharmacists
May 6, 2014
THE Pharmacy Board of Australia
has released its quarterly snapshot,
showing a jump in registered
pharmacists from 27,560 in
December to 28,188 as of March,
or 628 more practitioners.
This is comprised of 25,306
general practitioners and 953 nonpractising,
compared with 24,867
general and 917 non-practising in
December, and 27,425 registered
pharmacists in December 2012 and
27,226 in March 2013.
The Australian Health Practitioner
Regulation Agency said December
was the peak period for
applications from new pharmacy
graduates, which would cause
a jump in numbers during the
December to February period.
The figures were therefore not
out of step with expectations
around that time of year, a
spokesperson said.
A larger number of graduates
reflected the calendar year end
for pharmacy schools, hence
registration, and the increase
over the year could be due to an
increased number of graduates
coming through existing schools
and emergence of graduates from
new schools, Pharmaceutical
Society of Australia (PSA) national
president Grant Kardachi said.
“PSA acknowledges the increasing
number of pharmacists coming
onto the market and is identifying
opportunities for them through the
changed model of practice as in the
Pharmacy Destination Project as
well as through other pharmacist
delivered professional services.
“We are also developing a model
- in conjunction with the medical
profession - for pharmacists in GP
practices and other opportunities
are arising in palliative care,
dementia, mental health, wound
care and diabetes to name a few.”
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