Pharmacists should be the glue that keep us together
Chris Freeman looks at why medical practitioners and pharmacists need to collaborate, not skirmish “Coming together is a beginning; Keeping together is progress; Working together is success.”—Henry Ford It takes …
The week in review
It’s been a busy week in pharmacy, as other health professionals continue to discuss the role of pharmacists GPs are still talking about the roles of pharmacists: this week Dr …
CWH expands footy partnership
Chemist Warehouse has teamed up with the NRL as the official naming rights partner for Sunday Football in 2019 In 2018, the discount giant had partnered with the NRL across …
Charges after pharmacy arrest
Victoria’s police oversight body has charged a Victoria Police officer with assault after the arrest of a man who held up a pharmacy with a pair of scissors According to …
Union calls for industry-wide bargaining
The employee pharmacists’ union has likened pharmacist wages to those of a “labourer” – a comparison the Guild rejects In a post on its website, Professional Pharmacists Australia has called …
David Quilty steps down
Guild executive director announces his retirement Pharmacy Guild of Australia executive director David Quilty has announced he will retire after six years in the job. The Guild’s national president, George …
Pharmacy’s got talent
Fancy yourself a performer of some sort? Prepare your acts for APP2019 for your chance to win registrations for APP2020 and an Amazon voucher Get your song and dance numbers …
Time to connect
The Pharmacy Guild has announced that the fourth annual Pharmacy Connect will be held from 5-7 September 2019 at the Hilton Hotel in Sydney Hosted by the NSW Branch, Pharmacy …
$1 million for pharmacy education
Monash University has launched a new fellowship enabled by the largest philanthropic gift to pharmacy education in contemporary times Monash University’s Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has this week …
Focus on non-dispensing roles, not fragmentation: GP
Non-dispensing pharmacists can strongly benefit patients and doctors, a leading GP has written – but the dispensing pharmacist model fragments care, she says Dr Ines Rio, Chair, AMAV Section of …
Clinical tips: medicinal cannabis
Louis Roller has the lowdown on medicinal cannabis Cannabis (Cannabis sativa and others) is a plant that contains over 500 natural components, of which some 80 are cannabinoids. The main …
Getting the message across
What are the practical steps pharmacists can take to aid in safe and appropriate use of opioid analgesics? As concerns grow over the inappropriate use of opioid analgesics, is there …