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New Guild training: overseas travellers
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has released its latest online pharmacist CPD course titled Understanding the needs of customers travelling overseas. This course addresses the fundamental knowledge required to deliver …
Greens call to halt 6CPA negotations
Greens Senator Richard di Natale has called on the Federal Government to immediately halt negotiations on the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement until there has been a full public inquiry into …
Competency standards framework reaches final draft
A draft final report has been given to the Pharmacy Practitioner Development Committee on the review of the National competency standards framework for pharmacists in Australia. The Australian Healthcare and …
Aboriginal health improving, gets further boost
Minister Nash has welcomed a new partnership between the peak body of Aboriginal health services, the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, and the Royal Australian Air Force. The RAAF …
Bring OMG Slim to pharmacy for disposal, consumers told
The TGA has assessed a product labelled “OMG Slim” capsules and recommended any consumers in possession of them bring them to their pharmacy for safe disposal. The capsules pose a …
Pease Street Discount Drug Store wins GuildCare Pharmacy of Year
Pease Street Discount Drug Store in Cairns, Queensland has won GuildCare’s third annual Pharmacy of the Year award for its effective use of and exemplary commitment to delivering GuildCare’s five …
GMiA launches Guide to Biosimilars
The Generic Medicines Industry Association (GMiA) will today launch the GMiA Guide to Biosimilars during a Parliamentary Friends of Medicine event at Parliament House. The GMiA Guide to Biosimilars aims …
Attacks on pharmacists hurtful to profession: PSA
Recent media attacks on pharmacists and their integrity are both unfounded and unwarranted, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia says. National President of the PSA, Grant Kardachi, says the attacks contain …
Don’t fear the TPP: Medicines Australia
The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement will open up vast new markets for Australian companies, including manufacturers of innovative medicines and vaccines, Medicines Australia CEO, Tim James, said today. “Pharmaceuticals …
Community pharmacies are people-pleasers: Roy Morgan
Australia’s community pharmacies are people-pleasers, proving they know what customers want, says a spokesperson for Roy Morgan Research. For the third consecutive year, Guardian Pharmacy took out the Chemist/Pharmacy of …
Why pharmacy assistants matter: Sam Maalouf
Mastering the art of referral hand-in-hand with the pharmacist is an essential skill for pharmacy assistants, says Sam Maalouf, Amcal Max business manager, Doncaster East, Victoria. Sam has won numerous …
Pharmacists worried by OTC codeine
Many pharmacists have real concerns about OTC codeine-based analgesics and are open to alternate options, a new survey reveals. The survey conducted for AFT Pharmaceuticals, makers of Maxigesic (which does …