Polls
Poll: What are your thoughts on direct supply?
The Guild is lobbying the government about the “extremely worrying” decision for AstraZeneca and Amgen to go direct with some of their medicines Amgen has recently announced it will be …
Poll: do pharmacies need pharmacist owners to be safe?
Does safe pharmacy practice require a registered pharmacist to own a pharmacy? The issue of pharmacy ownership regulation has again been brought to the fore by Ramsay Health Care’s acquisition …
Poll: would you dispense Voluntary Assisted Dying drugs?
Debate about Victoria’s Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation is dividing the country… but what do pharmacists think? Victoria’s controversial Voluntary Assisted Dying bill – which would introduce legislation that would be …
Poll: do you support injecting rooms?
AJP would like to know whether pharmacists support a supervised injecting room in drug hot spots – and why/why not Last month, Victoria’s government rejected calls for a medically supervised …
Poll: Do you use My Health Record?
So far, pharmacy uptake of the e-health system is lagging… we want to know if you’re using My Health Record As at 8 October, over five million people have a My …
Poll: CPD preferences
How do you prefer to access CPD-accredited education activities? We want to know how our readers would prefer to complete their yearly education activities, so we know how best to …
Poll: What do you think about Supercare pharmacies?
Would you work for a pharmacy that is open 24/7, 365 days of the year? There are currently 12 Supercare Pharmacies across Victoria, with a further eight to be opened …
Poll: are GPs and pharmacists really at war?
Do the “turf wars” between GPs and pharmacists really matter at the grassroots level? Every week, it feels like GPs and pharmacists are at loggerheads again – whether the issue …
Poll: tell us why you’re stressed
What’s the most stressful part of your job? Recently, the National Stress and Wellbeing Survey of Pharmacists, Intern Pharmacists and Pharmacy Students found that pharmacists are, overall, a fairly stressed …
Do you think drug testing for welfare recipients will work?
We want to know what you think… Vote in our poll The Government has begun to plan its establishment of a drug testing trial for welfare recipients through the Social Services …
Poll: What is the biggest challenge facing ECPs?
Issues that need to be tackled to create a brighter future for Early Career Pharmacists A few weeks ago, the PSA released its Early Career Pharmacist White Paper – an …
Poll: quotas for women in pharmacy leadership
Do you believe in quotas or targets for women in pharmacy leadership? The issue of women in pharmacy leadership has been gathering steam of late. At last year’s Pharmacy Guild …