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What a waste!
What are the 20 medicines that are most commonly dumped in your pharmacy’s RUM bin? An article reviewing the findings of the two most recent audits of Return Unwanted Medicines Project …
More flu vaccines arrive as seniors warned not to double dip
Seniors doubling up on flu vaccines could be exacerbating the shortage, warns the AMA’s new president Dr Tony Bartone, new president of the AMA, has told the Border-Mail that older …
Pharmacy of the Year 2019 contest opens
Applications are now open in the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s competition to find the country’s top pharmacy The Pharmacy of the Year Award 2019 is a Pharmacy Guild initiative, sponsored …
Beyond dispensing
The future for pharmacy lies in decision making, patient-facing roles and building strong relationships with medical colleagues, says SHPA president Michael Dooley With healthcare moving into an increasingly digital landscape, …
NPS MedicineWise recognises outstanding achievements in QUM
Winners of the National Medicinewise Awards were announced as part of the 10th National Medicines Symposium in Canberra The awards recognise best-practice innovations in improving quality use of medicines across …
Seeking assistance
Consumers are ready for pharmacy to be a location for chlamydia testing, a new study reveals Australian consumers and pharmacists both believe that community pharmacy should be a destination for …
World News Wrapup: 31 May 2018
Insomnia drug not responsible for Roseanne’s racist tweet; more pharmacies go under due to UK funding cuts; pharmacist murdered by husband US: Pharma company Sanofi has hit back at claims by …
Intervention allowed
Minister granted the right to intervene in pharmacy award dispute The Western Australian government has been granted the right to intervene in an ongoing dispute between Chemist Warehouse and the …
Let us in: Guild
Surge in pharmacy flu vaccinations backs case for including the profession in the National Immunisation Program, Guild says New evidence showing the growing reach and efficacy of influenza vaccination in …
AFT reports 32% rise in gross profit
The pharmaceutical company has also seen a 16% growth in revenue, as it launches Maxigesic across several countries AFT Pharmaceuticals has announced its full-year audited financial results for the year …
Down to the final 16
Bumper crop of teams register to compete in leading student business competition Registrations for the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s 2018 National Student Business Plan Competition have closed, with 16 teams …
Health Care Homes, My Health Record to drive collaboration
Community pharmacies have an opportunity to position themselves as an integral part of the collaborative health care model, says the Pharmacy Guild Pharmacists should prepare to get involved with two …