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Charlie Barone honoured
Charlie Barone has been awarded an honorary life membership award by the Guild for his commitment and dedication to community pharmacy National President of the Pharmacy Guild, Trent Twomey, made …
Where is community pharmacy?
Opposition questions why pharmacy is still marginalised from the bulk of the COVID vaccination process, despite recent small trial being announced Federal Opposition Health Spokesperson Mark Butler told APP2021 delegates …
Three-year ban for ill pharmacist
A pharmacist with major depression said she was fearful for her job when she provided prescription medicines to her colleagues’ family and friends The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal has …
The week in review
All eyes turned to the Gold Coast this week as the Guild hosts APP2021, in a bumper week for pharmacy news We heard the latest on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout …
Let pharmacists solve supply
Call to empower pharmacists to help improve medicine supply through therapeutic substitutions and continued dispensing Supply issues raised by the international COVID-19 pandemic were top of the agenda at the …
The big five: who are your customers?
Five key groups of consumer behaviour are emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, one marketing expert says Professor Gary Mortimer, Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour at QUT Business School, addressed …
Wizard on the move
The Wizard Pharmacy group has announced that it is making plans to expand its presence across Australia Wizard Pharmacy has recruited Rachael Runner as its franchise development manager for South …
‘Pharmacists have made a massive difference in my life.’
The co-founder of Doctors with Disabilities Australia shares his harrowing but inspiring journey to becoming Queensland’s first quadriplegic doctor Warning: This article contains confronting details and images of a car …
A standout intern
Angus Koerstz is the MIMS/Guild Intern of the Year Angus Koerstz from Dubbo, NSW, has been announced as the 2020 MIMS/Guild Intern of the Year at APP2021. Angus completed his …
‘I wonder what pharmacy will be like…’
What happened when rural and regional pharmacies went Back to the Future? Narrabri Pharmacy in NSW is the first prize winner for Best Video in the Pharmacy Guild’s 2021 ‘Why …
Clinical tips: Urinary Tract Infections in older adults
Louis Roller takes a close-up look at UTIs Kidney and urinary tract infections (UTIs) in people of all ages accounts for about 12% of potentially preventable hospitalisations and constitute approximately …
Let us keep COVID-19 measures
Undoing pharmacy changes made during the pandemic would be like “throwing away microwaves and the internet,” says one expert Changes made during the COVID-19 crisis should become permanent and Commonwealth …