Change afoot at the Queensland Guild
Chris Owen is now Acting President and Amanda Seeto Acting Vice-President and Acting National Councillor for the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland Branch The newly elected President of the Pharmacy …
Working across practices
Realising her patients’ risk of diabetes, one pharmacist decided to lead a change for the better With more than half of Western Sydney’s population overweight and at risk of developing …
The week in review
This week sees a changing of the guard at one of the country’s key pharmacy stakeholders The issue of pay came to the fore this week, as PPA released its …
Poll reveals COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
There’s significant hesitancy around the COVID-19 vaccination among patients, say readers… but there’s also good opportunities for pharmacists to address it Following comments on previous articles about the COVID-19 vaccination …
Chronic understaffing, high stress and low pay
Australia’s pharmacists are unhappy, a new report reveals, with less than a third saying they would recommend it for a career… and nearly another third plan to leave The union …
Pharmacy fined over complementary medicine ad
The TGA has fined a NSW pharmacy $13,320 for alleged advertising of an unlisted complementary medicine Newcastle-based retailers Junction Rx Pty Limited, trading as My Community Pharmacy, allegedly advertised a …
World news wrapup: 18 March 2021
Netherlands pilot to look at reusing unwanted medicines; not guilty verdict for accused US pharmacist; UK pharmacist heads to Lebanon to help Syrian refugees Nijmegen, the Netherlands: Researchers are tackling …
Crime roundup
Porsche-driving offenders use a trolley to smash their way into two Gold Coast pharmacies Police are investigating two break-and-enters at pharmacies at the northern end of the Gold Coast. The …
Pharmacies to be defibrillator ‘known localities’
The Guild is partnering with Guy Leech and Heart180 to promote defibrillators to community pharmacies The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has entered into a partnership with Guy Leech Heart180 to promote …
Definition of ‘community’ under spotlight
A pharmacy has failed in its bid to have a new competitor’s PBS approval reviewed, after it was approved to open less than 100m away The Health Minister had approved …
CWH the ‘worst offender’ on pay: union
The union for employee pharmacists says that Australian discount pharmacy chains are “cutting trained pharmacy staff wages to the bone” Professional Pharmacists Australia has revealed an insight into its Community …
The week in review
This week we celebrated women in pharmacy, and there was again a focus on COVID-19 vaccination We celebrated International Women’s Day, with Yvette D’Ath MP, Queensland’s Minister for Health and …