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Former Guild head joins API
API Limited has announced that it has appointed George Tambassis to the role of non-executive director of the company, effective immediately In a statement this week API noted Mr Tambassis’ …
Frequent flyers
Some medicines are seeing a spike in reports to PDL… with one “frequent flyer” exacerbated by the introduction of Active Ingredient Prescribing There are certain medications that appear in notifications …
Community pharmacists begin COVID jabs
The first COVID-19 vaccination delivered through a community pharmacy in Australia has been administered Executive Director of the Pharmacy Guild, Suzanne Greenwood, was the first person to have the COVID-19 …
Guild stalwart joins CWH
Chemist Warehouse announces it has retained the Pharmacy Guild’s long-serving former communications director Greg Turnbull After 12 years as the Guild’s most senior communications officer and Group Executive for Engagement …
The week in review
Another COVID lockdown, issues of full scope and a new chapter in GPs’ attacks on pharmacy made headlines this week With Melbourne in lockdown and more measures in place to …
‘Burn-out’ led to dispensing errors
A pharmacist was censured and fined over $5,500 after he dispensed methadone without a valid script and allowed take-home doses when in-person dosing was required Stuff reports that an Auckland …
‘It shouldn’t come to this… enough is enough.’
Frontline workers including pharmacy staff are copping a new surge in abuse from aggressive customers, while the Guild calls for education about new COVID-19 measures The Shop, Distributive and Allied …
Grab for pharmacist’s $6m estate knocked back
Whether a dispensary constituted a “household” was one question raised in a case where a former cop faked a relationship with a pharmacist, to try and inherit his millions In …
New faces at APC
Associate Professor Sue Kirsa, Chair of the Australian Pharmacy Council, has announced the appointment of three new directors to the APC Governing Board APC says that it warmly welcomes: Assoc. …
Restoring a sense of dignity and strength
One local pharmacy has stepped up to help out women who have been affected by domestic violence Discount Drug Stores Highfields, has donated more than $5000 worth of beauty and …
Defect alert
Phebra has initiated a product defect alert for bottles of Ospolot (sulthiame) 200mg tablets Phebra Pty Ltd, in conjunction with the TGA, made the announcement on Thursday after it was …
‘Smart drugs’ earn fine
Queensland man fined nearly $8k for alleged unlawful importation of nootropics containing script-only medicine The TGA has issued three infringement notices totalling $7,992 to a Queensland man, for the alleged …