Community and caring
We profile pharmacists who are standing for Parliament in the 2019 Federal election. First we speak to current MP, Emma McBride Candidate profile: Emma McBride Party: Labor Seat: Dobell, NSW (sitting member) …
Patients to recognise best pharmacist
The Australian Patients Association has created a new award to recognise the work of community pharmacists The APA says that the increasingly important contribution of community pharmacists in helping improve …
Guardian tops customer ratings
The former three-time winner of the annual customer satisfaction awards has made its way to the top of the monthly rankings Guardian has been named Chemist/Pharmacy of the Month for …
Preventing dependence
Amcal and ScriptWise have teamed up to educate the public about opioid and benzodiazepine medications May is Medication Dependence Prevention Month, an awareness campaign undertaken by the non-profit ScriptWise. Along …
TWC names its top pharmacist
TerryWhite Chemmart Wynn Vale pharmacist Renee Wynne has been named the group’s Pharmacist of the Year for 2019 Ms Wynne was presented the award at a gala ceremony in Melbourne …
Hidden $44m PBS cut: SHPA
Hospitals will be losing out in the 2019-20 Budget based on a measure relating to pharmacy pricing A hidden detail of the 2019 Federal Budget will cut funding to the …
Clinical tips: back pain
Ben Basger takes a look at the drug-related consequences of back pain treatment You might be interested to know about the types of people who presented to the accident and …
Queensland trial a ‘fundamental corruption,’ says AMA
The AMA says pharmacists working in retail pharmacies should never prescribe Two weeks after the Queensland Government announced that it would run a statewide trial of these services – following …
Are double script lengths really off the table?
During today’s Health debate, neither the Minister nor Shadow Minister ruled out the possibility of double-sized packs being dispensed for certain chronic conditions… with both saying instead that they would …
Lowering the threshold
The Coalition has promised to reduce the PBS safety net threshold and Labor says it will now match it – but the Guild says more can be done A re-elected …
Fallen students recognised
Lost student soldiers of WWI honoured with posthumous degrees by Monash University Monash University has honoured the lives of four fallen students who fought in World War I by conferring …