You’ll never walk (or transform your pharmacy) alone
The advice from one pharmacy undergoing the transformation to a service-focused business model is simple: Don’t try to do it yourself. Proprietor of Harden Pharmacy in NSW Mark Douglass speaks …
Necessary support
PSS working hard to support pharmacists throughout the festive season Work pressures in pharmacy over the holiday period can be substantial with the end of the year rush, Boxing Day …
Pharmacist receives suspended prison term for opioid theft
A hospital pharmacist has been sentenced after stealing and using thousands of dollars’ worth of opioids following his young daughter’s death Matthew Foster, 38, was sentenced in the Fremantle Magistrate’s …
Pharmacist loses two-year-long battle with Pharmacy Board
A WA pharmacist has had defamation proceedings against the Pharmacy Board dismissed after he claimed the Board’s publication of conditions on his registration could lead people to falsely conclude he had …
Are you happy with your pay? Take the survey
The pharmacist union is running a new survey to map the pay and conditions experienced by pharmacists Professional Pharmacists Australia is currently conducting the 2016 Community and Hospital Pharmacists Survey. …
The King Review: Discussing the future
The long-awaited pharmacy remuneration and regulation discussion paper has raised a lot of questions about how pharmacy operates, but what will be its answers? The Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation (King) …
Trade show boost at APP 2017
An extra day of trade exhibition viewing will be available at next year’s APP The Pharmacy Guild has announced an additional full day of trading at APP2017, with the exhibition now …
Out of Africa
Whether capturing the myriad wildlife in the game parks of Kruger and Chobe, the truly awesome sight of Victoria Falls, the fun of Africa’s pleasure capital Sun City, the sensational …
DAA ordering to get easier for Fred users
Ordering dose administration aids will soon be easier than ever for Fred users, with the release of DoseAid’s exclusive new ordering software. Developed by PractiCare, a leading supplier of medication …
Pharmacist could win a million
On Monday May 16 at 12pm one pharmacist has a one in 100 chance of becoming a Maxigesic Millionaire. The trade promotion was open to all Australian pharmacists over the …
GuildCare announces new Telehealth Module
Pharmacy Telemedicine has arrived: in a joint initiative by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and Telstra Health, pharmacy customers can now access a GP conveniently from their local community pharmacy. …
The role of the pharmacist in supporting patients prescribed an antidepressant
Depression is common and is estimated to affect 1 in 20 Australians each year. In 2013–14, there were 14,933,534 PBS prescriptions dispensed for antidepressants, for people aged 18 to 64 …
