Pharmacist named NAC Clinical Executive Lead
Veteran advanced practice pharmacist and respiratory health specialist, Debbie Rigby, will join the National Asthma Council of Australia (NAC) as the organisation’s inaugural Clinical Executive Lead. Announcing Ms Rigby’s …
Guild backs RACGP vaping guidelines
Regulations relating to nicotine vaping products (NVPs) need to be tightened to reduce black-market sales and adolescent use; the Pharmacy Guild of Australia believes. In its submission to the …
Pharmacists boost sepsis response in ED
Including emergency medicine pharmacists in the management of patients with sepsis in hospital emergency departments (EDs) delivers improved outcomes, research from Alfred Health reveals. The study, published in Emergency …
Multidisciplinary approach to fall prevention needed
Implementing fall prevention services through community pharmacies can help reduce patients’ risk of falls through pharmacist-led medication reviews and lifestyle recommendations, a study reveals. As part of a trial …
Membership boost would strengthen PPA’s hand
Employee pharmacists are already benefiting from “wins” secured by Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) but an increase in the union’s membership could bolster its negotiating power, President Leon Yap says. Commenting …
Burnout risk higher in community pharmacy
Pharmacists working in community pharmacy have a higher risk of burnout than their peers working in other areas of the profession a British survey reveals. The Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s (RPS’s) …
Albo spruiks PBS co-payment cut at Mackay pharmacy
Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, is continuing to flag the federal government’s efforts to ease cost-of-living pressures with its $12.50 cut to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) general co-payment. The PM …
Employment status impacts severe asthma expenditure
Poorly controlled asthma is placing a substantial economic burden on Australia’s healthcare system, a study reveals. Research published in Plos One found that the employment status of patients with severe or …
CWH extends Australian Open deal
Discount pharmacy group, Chemist Warehouse, is set to continue its partnership with the Australian Open. The three-year extension of the deal came ahead of the start of the 2023 Australia …
Unions want to charge non-members for pay deals
Employee pharmacists who are not members of a trade union could face levies to compensate the organisations for negotiating pay deals. With union membership at an all-time low of 12.5 …
Boyd departs COSBOA with Guild’s best wishes
Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) CEO, Alexi Boyd, will step down from the role on 25 January, after 18 months. Boyd tendered her resignation after criticism from …
Medicines pricing makes Australia unattractive for manufacturers
Australia’s reliance on overseas manufactured medications combined with medicines pricing is fueling current supply shortages, a senior Guild official believes Speaking to ABC News, Adele Tahan, vice president of the …