Pharmacy Announcements
My Health Record consultation begins
Consultation has started on the My Health Record Guidelines for Pharmacists developed by the PSA The Guidelines provide guidance to pharmacists on meaningful clinical use of the My Health Record …
NAPSA, SHPA team up
SHPA and NAPSA have announced a raft of new events and projects to support the next generation of leading pharmacists, technicians and pharmacy assistants Three new initiatives were unveiled this …
Rural, remote dwellers more vulnerable
The National Rural Health Alliance is developing specialised information for people living in rural and remote areas ahead of the codeine upschedule The resources are aimed at ensuring people living …
Pharmacist prescribing moving ahead
The Pharmacy Practitioner Development Committee says it has made progress on pharmacist prescribing and competency standards implementation tools Competency standards implementation tools: The PPDC member organisations are in the process …
GSK, Guild partner for Click and Collect
GSK Consumer Healthcare has thrown its support behind the Pharmacy Click and Collect platform This year, the company will partner with the Pharmacy Guild of Australia to help deliver a …
Better access
Fred IT Group and Australian Medicines Handbook announce a new partnership to improve access to medicines information The pharmacy IT software provider has partnered with the Australian Medicines Handbook (AMH) to …
OTC combination analgesics survey
Pharmacists working at community pharmacies in NSW, Tasmania and Victoria are being sought to aid recruitment for a University of New England student research project We are two fourth-year pharmacy …
The holiday season is upon us
It’s farewell to 2017 from the team at AJP Daily This newsletter is the final edition of AJP Daily for 2017. The newsletter will resume on Tuesday 9 January, with …
A helping hand in the holidays
The Pharmacists’ Support Service has reminded pharmacists that it’s here to help handle holiday stress Not everyone enjoys the festive season, says PSS: work pressures in pharmacy over the holiday …
New CEO for EBOS
EBOS Group has announced that it has appointed John Cullity as its next Chief Executive Officer Mr Cullity will assume the position on 31 March 2018 from Patrick Davies, who …
New consumer website for Guild
The Guild has reminded Australians to prepare for travel during the holidays, as it launches a new website The “Find a Pharmacy” and “Ask Your Pharmacists” sites have been combined …
Risk Stratification Tool launches
A smart system capable of recognising patients at risk of hospitalisation has been released this week The Risk Stratification Tool is part of a primary health care initiative in Australia …