Tambassis re-elected
National President of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, George Tambassis, has been re-elected to the position for a further three years Mr Tambassis, a Victorian community pharmacist for over 25 …
$1.2 million in pharmacist underpayments
Pharmacists received over one million in compensation in just 12 months, mainly due to award underpayments and non-payment of entitlements, says pharmacist union Between 1 October 2016 and 1 October …
Pharmacy responds to Commission report
Automated dispensing replacing pharmacists is a “simplistic approach that shows lack of understanding,” say pharmacy organisations While pharmacy organisations have welcomed recommendations by the Productivity Commission that support pharmacists’ role …
Guild leader recognised
Pharmacy Guild president George Tambassis recognised with Monash University Distinguished Alumni Award George Tambassis, who graduated from the Victorian College of Pharmacy in 1986, has been recognised by Monash University …
No more opioids for chronic pain
Doctors at GP conference call for move away from “ineffective and unsafe” opioids to more active forms of pain treatment As the RACGP conference kicks off this week, a pre-conference …
Drop the jargon
Simplifying your language will help patients better understand what you are trying to say Six out of 10 Australians have low health literacy. How often do you drop complex terms …
Does a pharmacist serve patients or customers?
What AJP readers said about the tribunal ruling A few days ago AJP covered a tribunal ruling that found one particular pharmacy at least may not be primarily a health care …
Report calls for end of community pharmacy model
A Productivity Commission report, tabled in Parliament this week, has recommended community pharmacists be replaced by automated dispensing and a sub-class of “supervisors” The Shifting the Dial report, sent to …
10 things to know about the “Darknet”
Opioids and other pharmaceuticals comprise substantial part of the dark web’s overall business, say pharmacy researchers A group of clinical researchers, led by Professor Robert Raffa from Temple University’s School …
“More than $1 billion could be saved”
New report reveals potential savings of over $1 billion to the Australian economy, if just a few prescription meds were switched to non-script status The World Self-Medication Industry (WSMI) has …
Time for national strategy on antibiotic prescribing
Researchers have suggested some practical ideas including default “no repeats” in electronic prescribing, tailored amounts With Aussie GPs prescribing between four and nine times as many antibiotics as they should be, …
Guild “strongly commends” real-time monitoring system
The Victorian Branch of the Pharmacy Guild has praised the state government for passing bill in Parliament last week The Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Real-time Prescription Monitoring) Bill …