Axe the fax
The push is on to ditch old paper-based, electronic messaging equipment, with new incentives announced The Australian Digital Health Agency has today announced an incentive …
Get ready for ownership
Want to be ready to be a pharmacy owner? This conference is a must attend for you Pharmacy Ownership Ready Conference, 29-30 April 2019, Melbourne, …
To prescribe, or not to prescribe….
Questions are increasingly being asked about the likelihood of pharmacists having limited powers to prescribe, and Guild leaders endorse the possibility The issue of pharmacist’s …
Opening old wounds
Pharmacists should have access to any subsidised wound care provision scheme, Guild says in response to AMA proposals If public funding is provided to doctors …
Performance issues
Medication adherence rates are only temporarily improved by pharmacist interventions, Australian study reveals Intervention by pharmacists to promote medication adherence by patients does not appear …
A seat at the table
Guild’s push to scrap $1 co-pay discount led Health Minister to a unilateral call for the PSA’s place at the agreement table, says George Tambassis, …
Fighting for higher pay
PSA is ‘waking up’ as an organisation and moving forward on key topics such as pharmacist remuneration, says president Chris Freeman The current rate of …
A game of wolves
AMA is ‘crying wolf’ over its criticism of the TWC and Bupa deal, a Guild leader claims The AMA’s recent criticism of the deal between …
Not adding up
Study exposes links between prescription drug advertising and unhealthy lifestyles People with unhealthier lifestyle behaviours were more likely to respond to advertising of prescription medicines, …
Rental reprieve
Decade-long trend breaks with report revealing a decrease in average pharmacy rental costs A new report has revealed that average pharmacy rental costs have fallen …
Vale Stephen Marty
Pharmacy pays tribute to a leader of the profession Australian pharmacy has lost a leader of the profession following the death of Stephen Marty, former …
All systems go!
It’s time for APP2019, and here’s what to expect from our extensive coverage of the biggest event in pharmacy Well it is now officially that …