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Commitments to pharmacy
We look at the Health Minister’s full announcement at APP2019 Health Minister Greg Hunt announced key measures to support the delivery of medicines and important patient services through community pharmacy …
A game of wolves
AMA is ‘crying wolf’ over its criticism of the TWC and Bupa deal, a Guild leader claims The AMA’s recent criticism of the deal between Bupa and the Terry White …
Not adding up
Study exposes links between prescription drug advertising and unhealthy lifestyles People with unhealthier lifestyle behaviours were more likely to respond to advertising of prescription medicines, a New Zealand study has …
Pharmacists better at following UTI algorithm
When Canadian pharmacists gained the ability to prescribe contraceptives and UTI treatments, the Government wouldn’t pay them… until patients themselves stepped in Speaking at the APP conference on the Gold …
Fake pharmacist caught out
A man who posed as a pharmacist has pleaded guilty in court, while a suspended pharmacist has pleaded guilty for holding himself out as registered A Sydney man has pleaded guilty to …
AJP chats with… Lauren Fried
Miranda interviews Lauren Fried, entrepreneur and TV personality, at APP2019
The week in review
All eyes were on the Gold Coast this week, as more than 6,000 pharmacists and industry players headed to the Australian Pharmacy Professional conference The biggest news of the week …
Priceline’s shop workers to get a raise
Priceline’s new enterprise bargaining agreement will help address the gender pay gap, says the SDA The SDA – the union for workers in retail, fast food and warehousing – has …
Rural vision for the future
Taroom Pharmacy is the first prize winner for Best Video in the Pharmacy Guild’s 2019 video competition for rural, regional and remote pharmacies across Australia The second prize, the People’s …
Common ground
PPA has sided with the Guild and King Report recommendation to ditch the $1 optional discount in favour of a $1 reduction in co-payments for all patients Pharmacists’ union PPA …
Vale Stephen Marty
Pharmacy pays tribute to a leader of the profession Australian pharmacy has lost a leader of the profession following the death of Stephen Marty, former chair of the Pharmacy Board …
NPSA head talks potential DHL entry to CSO
Sigma and NPSA’s Mark Hooper has said he hopes for a swift resolution of the API/Sigma merger, and addressed the potential for DHL to enter the CSO Mr Hooper, president …