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MedsAware: A minute with Margaret Jordan
One pharmacist talks about the barriers to deprescribing, and helping patients feel empowered to question their medicines regimen Around MedsAware: Deprescribing Week 2024 (18-24 March), the AJP is presenting, in …
Pharmacists must be consulted on scope
We asked pharmacists what their biggest issue was for 2024: and there was a clear winner 2024 was always going to be a pivotal year in the fortunes of the …
‘60-day scripts are here to stay, now and into the future’
Health minister Mark Butler says “these are exciting times for the pharmacy sector,” as he tells a packed plenary session about his hopes for the Unleashing the Scope review, and …
Devil will be in the detail for 8CPA
Guild leader will not sign an Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) that does not meet the organisation’s objectives Negotiations for the 8CPA between the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the …
What is second victim syndrome?
An Australian burnout expert discusses how second victim syndrome affects pharmacists, and what they can do to manage it In Pharmacy Today, published by the American Pharmacists Association, Michael D. …
MedsAware: A minute with Anna Jennings
One pharmacist tells how she, her patient and the patient’s medical team successfully deprescribed a medication following a fall Around MedsAware: Deprescribing Week 2024 (18-24 March), the AJP is presenting, …
Inspiring the profession
Pharmacy of the Year winners revealed Capital Chemist Southlands, in the ACT, has been named as the 2024 Guild Pharmacy of the Year. The award was announced at the 2024 …
Investigation needed on ACF antidepressants
A new study has found six out of ten Australian aged care residents are taking antidepressant medication The study, by the Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA), based at South Australian …
An umbrella for parents
In two years, addressing one “unspoken need” has completely turned around how a certain group of hospital pharmacists feel supported Ione Wallace and Claire Hatty, from St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne …
Top intern named
Christian Portelli from Pharmacy 777 Tambrey in Western Australia has been named 2023 MIMS/Guild Intern of the Year The 2023 MIMS/Guild Intern of the Year Award was announced during the …
This didn’t need to happen: Ruston
Guild negotiators lauded for securing a $3 billion funding boost through Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement The announcement that a heads of agreement has been reached for the 8CPA has been …
July start planned for 8CPA
“This speech has been rewritten in the past 12 hours,” Guild national president Professor Trent Twomey has told delegates to APP2024 – making a long-anticipated announcement on the 8CPA The …