Missed APP highlights? We’ve got you covered
It’s been a busy few days over the Guild’s Australian Pharmacy Professional conference… so in case you missed them, here’s our roundup of the conference’s top highlights For many, highlights …
Don’t stop using sunscreen following Hawaiian ban
ASMI has expressed concern following reports that Hawaii is poised to ban certain types of sunscreen A bill banning the sales and distribution of sunscreens containing oxybenzone and octinoxate was …
Pharmacist prescribing moves forward
The Pharmacy Board is set to host a national forum on pharmacist prescribing in Melbourne next month “The forum will bring stakeholders together to explore pharmacist prescribing as a means …
What do you want from the 7CPA?
The Pharmacy Guild had the opportunity at APP to gauge pharmacy sentiment about a range of issues affecting the sector Pharmacy is coming up to the end of the third …
Women in pharmacy: ‘We’ve gotta toughen up a bit’.
Women need to take control of their own future in pharmacy, and seek advocates, delegates to the APP2018 conference heard Facilitator Wendy Phillips, former executive director of the Pharmacy Guild …
The week in review
All eyes were on the Gold Coast this week, as thousands of pharmacists headed up to the Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference It’s been a big week for community pharmacy, and …
Disappointment for King, Friends of Science in Medicine
Friends of Science in Medicine’s Ian Carr is disappointed that the Government has not taken up a King Review suggestion that pharmacies not sell homeopathy The final report had stated that …
Aye Karumba! Rural competition winner named
Karumba Pharmacy in North Queensland has been named the winner of the Pharmacy Guild’s 2018 video competition for rural and remote pharmacies across Australia The competition gave rural and remote …
Scope of practice ‘contentious’ but must grow: King
For the first time, Labor’s new National Platform sets out a role for the pharmacy sector, says Shadow Health Minister Catherine King Speaking at the Australian Pharmacy Professional conference on …
Tim is top intern
Tim Stewart has been named Intern of the Year for 2018 The winner of the MIMS/Guild Intern of the Year Award was announced this morning at the Australian Pharmacy Professional …
Southcity Pharmacy Wagga Wagga is Pharmacy of the Year
Southcity Pharmacy Wagga Wagga has been named as the 2018 Pharmacy of the Year at the Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference 2018 The pharmacy is also the winner of the Excellence …
World news wrapup: 2 May 2018
“Purple drank” robber foiled; pharmacy in North Korea; alleged price-fixing in New Zealand Wauna, Washington State: It was stacks on for a would-be thief in Washington State over the weekend, …