Pharmacist to pay nearly $100k for importing ice pipes
The pharmacist who also owns a chain of Perth smoke shops has been ordered to pay nearly $100,000 after pleading guilty Earlier this month Hoang Nam Nguyen, who owns the …
‘Bottom up’ pathway to Aboriginal health and wellbeing
There is an urgent need to do more to break the cycle of intergenerational disadvantage, says Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Aboriginal Corporation’s CEO Donna Ah Chee On the second day …
Intern of the Year nominations open
Nominations are now open for the Intern of the Year competition for 2016. The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced it is partnering with MIMS Australia for the third year …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest research relevant to pharmacy Implementation of asthma guidelines to West Australian community pharmacies A controlled study across 336 metropolitan pharmacies located in …
Mental health and wellbeing in the pharmacy
How do you look after yourself, your colleagues and staff? Pressure seems to be mounting on all sides in the pharmacy space, for both owners and employees. It is important …
The blame game: Part 2
“As an employer I am embarrassed at the low wages I have to pay my pharmacists,” owner tells King Review panel Over the past few months, AJP has covered in …
Home and Away star slams pharmacy on EC
A former soap star has written a blog complaining about her treatment in a pharmacy when attempting to obtain emergency contraception Writer and former Home and Away actor Christie Hayes wrote …
Discount Drug Stores expands into ACT
Discount Drug Stores has opened its first store in the ACT and plans to roll out more stores around the nation. Now in their 15th year of operation Discount Drug …
Gabby Squires is Victorian Pharmacy Assistant of the Year
Gabby Squires from Jenny Milner-Marsha Watson Pharmacy has been selected to represent Victoria at the national finals of the 2016 Pharmacy Guild of Australia/GuildSuper Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award. …
‘We can’t afford not to’ spend on public health
Shadow Health Minister Catherine King has said that Labor will continue to fight proposed increases to PBS co-payments. Ms King opened the joint PHAA 44th Annual Conference and 20th Chronic …
New course on Ellipta devices in COPD and asthma
With just two weeks until the end of the CPD year, the Guild Academy has announced an online course to assist pharmacists in understanding the use of Ellipta devices in …
Three key pillars of good public health
Protection, promotion, prevention are three key pillars for good public health and provide a framework for improving the public’s health, PHAA CEO Michael Moore says Adequate investment by governments and …