Pharmacy Board of Australia

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The Pharmacy Board of Australia supports safe practice by publishing regulatory standards, codes, guidelines, updates and other resources for pharmacists, graduate students and the public.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are warned this site may contain images, names and voices of deceased persons.

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Graduate registration now open

If you’re completing an approved course in the next three months, you can apply for registration now.

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Need to know

BOARD NEWS

Our latest newsletter

BOARD NEWS

Meet the Board

CODES AND GUIDELINES

Pharmacists’ code of conduct

NOTIFICATIONS

How we manage concerns about practitioners

Latest News

AHPRA NEWS

Ahpra appoints new CEO

BOARD NEWS

Pharmacist Capability and Assessment Framework to be developed

Newsletter from the National Board

NOTIFICATIONS

Have a concern about a practitioner?

I have a concern. Am I in the right place?

What happens when someone reports a concern?

Who is required to make a mandatory notification?

LEGAL REFORMS

Changes to the law governing health practitioners

Wide-ranging reforms of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law focused on public safety.

PUBLIC SAFETY

Practitioner search

Look up your pharmacist to check their registration status, qualifications and suitability to care for you.

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PUBLIC SAFETY

Eliminating racism from healthcare

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety Strategy

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

What to expect if a concern is raised about you

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Translations available

Read about safe healthcare practice and COVID-19 in Arabic, Chinese (simplified), Greek, Italian or Vietnamese.

EMPLOYER SERVICES

Check the credentials of your health employees and sign up for alerts

Practitioner information exchange (PIE)

Check employee registration status

Check multiple registrations

EDUCATION

Search approved programs of study

The Australian Pharmacy Council accredits education providers and programs of study.

PODCAST

Conversations about safe healthcare

On our Taking care podcast, we talk with the community about the safe delivery of healthcare in Australia.

CODES AND GUIDELINES

Shared code of conduct

Learn about the behaviour that is expected of practitioners in 12 regulated health professions, including pharmacy.

REGISTRATION

What happens if I am audited?

Audits are an important part of the way National Boards and Ahpra can better protect the public.

CODES AND GUIDELINES

Advertising guidelines

Helping practitioners understand their obligations when advertising, including the laws that apply.

REGISTRATION STANDARDS

Professional indemnity insurance

Is your cover up to date? Familiarise yourself with the registration requirements for PII.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Join a board, committee or panel

Would you like to help protect the safety of the public and contribute to health practitioner regulation?

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce webinar series

Through listening to experiences of Indigenous practitioners, we aim to increase and support the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce.

PODCAST