Paperless scripts surprise
Government needs to spell out the detail around Budget e-script announcement, Guild says Pharmacy stakeholders are as yet unaware of concrete plans to help the sector be ready for the …
The great wage divide
Guild labelled ‘a disgrace’ as pharmacist award wages case submissions close Both sides of the pharmacy award wages case now await the arbiters final decision as submissions to the Fair …
When a house may not be a home
Disenfranchised owners and staff can find a home at the College of Pharmacy in wake of PSA/CWH deal, its President says The PSA has underestimated the backlash it would face …
What happened after 1 February 2018?
Inspectors have been routinely asking pharmacists about abuse or threats arising from the rescheduling… here’s what they found With the codeine upschedule occurring on 1 February this year, the police …
‘Government, would you like to step in?’: Tambassis
Greg Hunt says he may have worked out a temporary solution to the exclusive supply issue, although the details are yet to be ironed out The Pharmacy Guild has backed …
A boost for business
Tax cuts on the agenda for small businesses in Federal Budget Reducing the tax burden on businesses will help them invest, grow, employ more Australians and pay higher wages, Federal …
Some welcome medicine
Budget backs Minister’s APP comments on seeking a solution to pharmacy’s high-cost medicine dilemma The 2018-19 Federal Budget, delivered last night by Treasurer Scott Morrison is headlined for pharmacy by …
Stressed out
New resource aims to help pharmacists confront stress in a profession with higher than average suicide rates A new resource has been launched by the Pharmacists’ Support Service as it …
The twitter files (part 2)
Here’s some more of our favourite tweets from APP2018 When will we stop worrying about who is doing the housework & child caring while women are in positions of #leadership!? …
The twitter files (part 1)
Here’s five twitter highlights from APP2018 From tokenism to leadership – how long to the first female @PharmGuildAus president? #APP2018 – will @CatherineBrong1 be the first? pic.twitter.com/fqnik70AHR — Debbie Rigby …
Regular services resume
Your AJP newsletter will return to its regular time from tomorrow So the biggest annual event in pharmacy—APP—is now over for another year. While we will continue to include a number …
Getting the message out
Relaxed medicine advertising guidelines are set to boost downscheduling applications, industry believes Recent reforms to advertising regulations for Schedule 3 medicines are a “big win” for consumers, pharmacy and industry, …