Are you managing the media?
What are six common mistakes pharmacies are making with their social media? Sarah Rendell from Peak Strategies identifies them In Australia according to Sensis almost eight in ten people now …
Health Check: how to start exercising if you’re out of shape
Andrew Lavender from Curtin University takes a look at how to start undoing a sedentary lifestyle Perhaps your GP has recommended you exercise more, or you’ve had a recent health …
5 resources to find a pharmacy to buy
It’s hard to know where to turn to when looking to purchase a pharmacy, but Natalie Sirianni has some tips to help aid the search Buying a pharmacy can be …
New career paths
Richard Taggart takes a look at electronic medication management Medication is the most common intervention made by healthcare professionals. The safe selection, administration and use of medicines has a significant …
Open Letter to Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Dr Chris Freeman responds to the RACGP’s submission on pharmacist prescribing I am writing to object to the egregious assertions made in the RACGP’s submission to the Pharmacy Board of …
‘Someone will die needlessly.’
A former Guild state president has lashed out at current and proposed Government policy, saying the PBS is already “crumbling” Ian Todd, an honorary life member of the Pharmacy Guild …
Ditch the motherhood statements
Pharmacies are being ill-served by generic mission statements written up by their banner group head office, says Glenn Guilfoyle Too often when I ask an owner to have a look …
‘We need to tread cautiously’
Prescription monitoring is here, but we need to tread carefully to avoid unintended harms, says Suzanne Nielsen Suzanne Nielsen, Associate Professor and Deputy Director, Monash Addiction Research Centre, Monash University Drug-related deaths …
Sorting out the schedule
The new Appendix M category added to the Standard for Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons from February 2019 offers optimism that additional medicines might be considered for down‑scheduling from …
Getting your share of a $132 billion market
With a few changes to their marketing strategy, pharmacies can entice some of the best potential customers, writes Katrina McCarter I want to share with you an opportunity to attract …
Fit for leadership
There are 10 qualities that stand out in all effective leaders, say Bruce Annabel and Mal Scrymgeour If you go to the gym for an hour, having previously embraced relaxation, …
Not all that it seems
The government’s recent proposal to increase dispensed quantities of PBS medicines was nothing more than another savings measure, but it’s one with big potential ramifications for pharmacy, says Paul Cross …