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Fentanyl fraud alert
Pharmacists are urged to stay alert after fake scripts for fentanyl patches were successfully presented at pharmacies in both metro and regional areas Handwritten forgeries of fentanyl scripts were initially …
Borders opening for migrant pharmacists
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has welcomed the Skilled Migration Program being included as part of the re-opening of the country’s borders on 1 December this year In late July, …
Guild welcomes new CHO for Queensland
The Pharmacy Guild has welcomed Dr John Gerrard as Queensland’s new Chief Health Officer The Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s Queensland Branch President, Chris Owen, has welcomed yesterday’s announcement of Dr …
Craig Kelly gets the spoon
Craig Kelly was a runaway winner of the 2021 Bent Spoon Award in a year with a bigger than usual cast of nominees for the Australia Skeptics annual ‘award’ While …
Permanent prohibition
A “life coach” with a fake degree tore up a patient’s mental health plan and told them not to take their prescribed antidepressants The NSW Health Care Complaints Commission has …
‘The American primary health care system is hardly anything to aspire to.’
A health stakeholder has suggested there’s a conflict of interest in retail pharmacies, and that CPA projects and remuneration are dictated by the Guild Anthony Tassone, Victorian branch president of …
Warning after dispensing error
An Irish pharmacist incorrectly dispensed medication used in the termination of a pregnancy to a pregnant woman The patient, 34, attended the pharmacy in Dublin to have a prescription for …
‘The message is simple: handle antimicrobials with care’
SHPA welcomes millions in funding to track prescriptions and usage of antimicrobial treatments, announced as part of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced more than $14.2 …
A slight to pharmacy
Prime Minister Morrison chooses to receive his booster shot from a GP clinic, adding insult to existing pharmacy concerns over low vax remuneration Prime Minister Scott Morrison has chosen to …
The week in review
This week in pharmacy, it’s been all about the statistics We looked at the Guild Digest 2021, which shed light on issues like how much the average community pharmacy makes, …
One quarter oppose mandatory vax
The majority of our readers agree that COVID-19 vaccination should be compulsory for pharmacy staff A recent poll run by the AJP over the past three weeks reveals that 75% …
A change in perception
The pandemic has fundamentally shifted the way the general public sees community pharmacy, says one industry leader Pharmacy Guild of Australia national president Adjunct Professor Trent Twomey took delegates at …