How to access Budget funding
The Queensland Guild is supporting its members to access funding set aside in the Budget for pharmacy programs The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland Branch has implemented a dedicated Pharmacy …
Should EC be a taboo subject?
Do pharmacists feel EC is a responsible choice? asks Dr Philip Goldstone In November and December 2016, we surveyed pharmacists in an effort to investigate pharmacists’ awareness and understanding of …
Artefacts: plasters & poultices
One hundred years ago preparations to soothe and medicate the skin were regularly prescribed and compounded, including ointments, creams, plasters and poultices Preparing a plaster involved spreading a pliable base …
Science or Snake oil: do Band-Aids really ‘heal cuts twice as fast’?
Science or Snake oil: do Band-Aids really ‘heal cuts twice as fast’? Don’t believe the hype. Band-Aids might protect minor cuts but there’s no publicly available evidence they speed up …
The 3-step model to future proof your pharmacy
Have you future proofed your business to reduce it’s vulnerability to current sales and profitability threats, Linda Miller asks? For many pharmacists, the biggest problem is being so busy with …
How well do you understand EC?
Dr Philip Goldstone takes a look at awareness and understanding of emergency contraception among pharmacists In November and December 2016, we surveyed pharmacists in an effort to investigate pharmacists’ awareness …
Only in the USA!
A very strange product ad emerges from the past. It could only come from the home of the brave, writes Ralph Tapping With all the political turmoil going on in …
Pharmacist knowledge of ovulation and pregnancy risk
Let’s talk about sex (with pharmacists), writes Dr Philip Goldstone In Australia, over 66% of women use some form of contraception1. Unfortunately, no form of contraception is 100% effective and …
Good governance – tips from big business
There are 8 things that family businesses can learn about good governance from big corporates, says Kirsten Stewart Corporate governance expert Robert Tricker once said ‘management is about running the …
The right service model
How to get professional service right in six easy steps. Glenn Guilfoyle explains (part 2) Click here for part one of this article Step 4 – do another observational, manual sample count …
Professional services vs professional service
How to get professional service right in six easy steps. Glenn Guilfoyle explains A recent AJP article, We take a look at 12 key business-related findings and statistics from the 2016 UTS:Pharmacy Barometer, …
Losing our bottle
Whatever happened to those fancy dispensary stock bottles that were so familiar sixty years ago, asks Ralph Tapping? The Whittal Tatum & Co jars and bottles, with their glass labels, …