The pharmacy paradigm shift
Digital disruption and the pandemic have combined to create new expectations among healthcare consumers, and pharmacists will ignore them at their peril, says Guild president Community pharmacists will …
The top ten
Discounted PBS prices, World Pharmacists Day and the post-Guild career path of George Tambassis led the list of stories our readers were reading over the last month These were the …
Schedules staying the same
TGA decides to knock back schedule amendment proposals for oral contraceptives and ibuprofen The TGA scheduling delegate has decided against proposals to adjust the current scheduling arrangements for oral contraceptives, …
On the market
Survey reveals there is strong buyer demand and growing availability of pharmacies on the pharmacy market The results of a new market sentiment survey indicate there is “very strong buyer …
New face on the board
Former Guild national president to take over as Chair of consultant pharmacist association Former Pharmacy Guild of Australia national president George Tambassis is to be the new chair of the …
Dispensing during a pandemic
Dispensing has declined by 6%, with the biggest falls in respiratory and asthma-related scripts, new data reveals A new report released by Australian Institute of Health & Welfare (AIHW) has …
Driving the agenda
Amanda Seeto, Guild national councillor, speaks about her passions for increasing the number of women in pharmacy leadership, and for improving medicines safety processes Amanda Seeto, Queensland Pharmacy Guild state …
The self-care perspective
Deon Schoombie, CEO of Consumer Healthcare Products Australia talks about pharmacy’s role in self-care education and the latest developments on medicine scheduling Dr Deon Schoombie, CEO of Consumer Healthcare Products …
Tensions on the rise
Interviews with Australian pharmacists reveal the rise in conflict in pharmacy settings, and the resultant impacts since the pandemic began A series of interviews with Australian community pharmacists has revealed …
Pharmacist takes anti-vax battle to social media
Sydney pharmacist uses TikTok to hilariously refute the messages being pushed by anti-vaxxers A Sydney pharmacist has seen a video he posted on popular social media platform go viral. In …
The top ten
What are the stories our readers have been clicking on recently? Vaccination, crime and regulatory issues have been capturing our readers’ interest recently. Our latest top ten most-clicked stories list …
A question of testing
Rapid antigen tests: the PSA says pharmacies need them to remain open, while TGA warns against their widespread use The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s NSW branch has called on the …