Communiqués

22 September 2025 Welcome to the Board’s latest Communique. The Board has recently undergone a period of significant transition. …

5 October 2023 During the past few meetings, the Board has noticed several similar problems in various pharmacies during the inspection process. We have also been having a number of meetings …

25 January 2023 Happy New Year The Board hopes everyone had some well-earned downtime over the festive season and wishes you all the best for 2023. …

9 May 2022 2022 REGISTRATION RENEWALS The Board advises pharmacists with overall responsibility (Responsible Pharmacists) the online Application Form will soon be delivered to your Inboxes. We …

9 December 2021 Happy Festive Season 2021 is coming to a close. We will all remember it as a year of ongoing challenges in our new Pandemic world. Luckily, here in WA, we have not had as hard a …

7 September 2021 Mr Eric Walsh 1928 – 2021 Farewell to Mr Eric Walsh who died on Tuesday 31st August at 93. Eric Walsh was the Registrar of the Pharmaceutical Council of Western Australia, …

5 August 2020 COVID-19 It has been many months since the Pharmacy Registration Board of WA (Board) sent out a Communique to the profession. With the volumes of information being received …

22 October 2019 Recognition of Outgoing Board Members / Welcome to New Board Members Over the past year the Board has undergone a complete change of its membership. We farewell Margaret Ford, …

3 May 2019 Therapeutic Guidelines Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd (TGL) recently announced that from April 2019, new versions of guidelines would only be published in digital format in eTG complete. …

6 December 2018 Office Closure The Board administration will be closed for the holiday season from noon on Friday 21 December 2018 and will be re-opening on Monday 7 January 2019. …

21 May 2018 Registration Renewals – 2018/2019 Year Shortly, the Pharmacy Registration Board of Western Australia (the Board) will be sending out Registration Renewal Application Forms …

17 April 2018 NEW RELEASES Guidelines - Safe storage of medicines in pharmacies Guidelines – Unapproved Pharmacy Notice Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary and Handbook – …

31 May 2017 Registration Renewal Forms 2017/2018 – Important Information When can a pharmacy be supplied with scheduled medicines? Attendance before the Board …

20 February 2017 Outcome of Audits of 2016 Registration Renewal Statutory Declarations The Board renews the registration of a pharmacy if the application supports compliance with the legislation …

15 December 2016 ATTENDANCES BEFORE THE BOARD As part of the Board’s recent inspection and audit process, the Board has noted that Proprietors of registered premises are signing declarations …

28 July 2016 Standard Operating Procedures for the Safe Storage of Scheduled Medicines The Pharmacy Registration Board of Western Australia refers you to its Guidelines for the Safe Storage of …

24 May 2016 2016 Registration Renewal Statutory Declarations Applications to renew the registration of pharmacies to 30 June 2017 were mailed earlier this month. The Board renews the …

29 April 2016 Area for Private Consultation Pharmacy is unique in that the profession is practised in full view of the public. This makes it essential that consumer privacy is upheld. …

27 January 2016 Written Operating Procedures The Board notes that pharmacies frequently lack adequate written operating procedures when pharmacists are requested to respond to compliance issues …

21 December 2015 Receipt of Applications to the BoardThe Board wishes to remind all applicants of the Board’s Guidelines that completed applications are to be received by the Board at least 5 …

30 October 2015 In this issue we discuss: Registration Renewal Statutory Declarations Mandatory Reference Documents Storage of Prescription Records Non PBS Pharmacies Dispensing PBS …

26 May 2015Alteration to Plans lodged with the Board Where an application for new premises, a relocation of premises, or significant alterations is made to the Board, the process …

7 May 2013We refer to our previous Communique from November 2012, in regards to ATMs in pharmacies.We have been working with various parties in relation to ATMs in pharmacies. …

With the introduction of influenza vaccination within pharmacy premises, the Board considers ittimely to remind all pharmacy proprietors of the requirements when significant alterations areundertaken …