We would hail the chief
Profession overwhelmingly votes in favor of having a new Chief Pharmacist position Australian pharmacists have overwhelmingly backed a call for the Federal government to appoint a new Chief Pharmacist. Most …
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 to accelerate the replacement of …
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, Vic After the enormous success …
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 being able to prescribe medicines …
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 to provide wound care for …
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 to lead to sustained improvements, …
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, as he also talks up …
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 pay for pharmacists does not …
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 Bupa and the Terry White …
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, a New Zealand study has …
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 for the first time in …
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 chair of the Pharmacy Board …