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Terry White plans ‘transformational’ year
The Terry White Group is committed to further network expansion and the next 12 months will be “transformational” to the company, its CEO Anthony White says. The group has just …
Naomi Murray is ACT Pharmacy Assistant of the Year
Naomi Murray from Mitchell Discount Pharmacy is the ACT GuildSuper Pharmacy Assistant of the Year. Judges selected Naomi from seven other ACT finalists and she says it was a “big …
Guild Academy launches CPD learning plan
Pharmacists can use the free online tool to meet the Pharmacy Board of Australia’s CPD requirements The tool, called myLearning Plan, will be available from next week on the myCPD …
“30 seconds to open the safe”
Police are investigating an armed robbery in Sydney’s north in which a pharmacy assistant was forced to her knees by a man armed with a knife Yahoo7 News reports that …
Forum: Non-adherence: a case for targeted pharmacist intervention?
Hardly a week goes by without another cited journal reporting on non adherence as a significant clinical issue. (see below) I recall participating in targeted interventions to deal with compliance …
‘I will do whatever it takes to make sure she doesn’t fall pregnant to him.’
Despite celebrities’ concerns, refusal of third-party EC supply can sometimes be justified, pharmacists have told AJP Over the weekend former Home and Away star Christie Hayes wrote a blog on Mamamia …
Pharmacy Guild president to present at ASMI
Tambassis set to talk about ways non-prescription industry can leverage pharmacy Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s President George Tambassis will cover the 6CPA, MedsASSIST and more in his plenary session at …
Tesco feeling the heat of locum boycott, says One Voice
The locum boycott of UK supermarket pharmacy Tesco is getting a lot of support – to the point where there may be an unofficial raising of pay The boycott was …
PSA welcomes Sansom Review response
The PSA has welcomed the Government’s long-awaited response to the Samsom Report. “PSA noted that the Government accepted the Review Panel’s recommendation to develop a more comprehensive post-market monitoring scheme …
Pharmacist to pay nearly $100k for importing ice pipes
The pharmacist who also owns a chain of Perth smoke shops has been ordered to pay nearly $100,000 after pleading guilty Earlier this month Hoang Nam Nguyen, who owns the …
‘Bottom up’ pathway to Aboriginal health and wellbeing
There is an urgent need to do more to break the cycle of intergenerational disadvantage, says Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Aboriginal Corporation’s CEO Donna Ah Chee On the second day …
Intern of the Year nominations open
Nominations are now open for the Intern of the Year competition for 2016. The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced it is partnering with MIMS Australia for the third year …