Pharmacy Announcements
Lauren Burton joins PSA Board
PSA has announced its new board, including its new Early Career Pharmacist Director High-achieving pharmacist Lauren Burton’s appointment as the new Early Career Pharmacist Director of PSA reaffirms the Board’s …
Metronidazole shortage
TGA provides advice after availability of metronidazole IV infusion further affected by recent recall There is a current medicine shortage for metronidazole intravenous infusion 500 mg/100 mL bag, the TGA …
New partnership for Advantage
Advantage Pharmacy Group has formed a joint venture partnership with Arana Pharmaceuticals The new partnership will enable the group to add increased warehousing and distribution facilities for its more than …
Search for top Pharmacy Assistant widens
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia/Maxigesic Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award has continued its record-breaking domination this year The Award has received the highest number of nominations and responses to …
PSS calls for support
Pharmacists’ Support Service (PSS) says it is a good time to support the work of PSS and pharmacy colleagues with a tax deductible donation before 30 June John Coppock, President …
Competition steps up a notch
Nine entrants in the National Student Business Plan Competition are set to progress through to the quarter-final round The competition, run by the Pharmacy Guild, is an Australia-wide challenge aiming …
Action Plan for Community Pharmacy in 2025
An action plan for the future of community pharmacy in 2025 will be presented at Pharmacy Connect in September The session is aimed at enabling community pharmacies to prepare for …
Advancing Practice applications open
Advancing Practice has opened for applications, marking the start of Round 2 of the new centralised program for assessing pharmacists’ career achievements and impact on patient care Round 2 applications …
Consumer campaign launched to boost vax rates
MedAdvisor will commence a consumer awareness campaign to highlight the benefits of the flu vaccination The campaign will target “busy” consumers between the age of 18 and 64, of which …
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 …
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 …
MM2018 early bird registrations open
More than 1,000 delegates, six streams, pre-conference workshops, three main conference days and, last but not least, one unforgettable gala dinner… Early bird registrations have opened for Medicines Management 2018, …