Tambassis re-elected
National President of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, George Tambassis, has been re-elected to the position for a further three years Mr Tambassis, a Victorian community pharmacist for over 25 …
‘If they do this, they are the most heartless, gutless people’
The Pharmacy Guild’s Kos Sclavos has condemned the Productivity Commission as “ruthless” and “un-Australian” Speaking at the Pharmacy Assistant conference on the Gold Coast, the immediate past Guild president warned …
Latest issue of JPPR released
The “pivotal” role of pharmacists in ensuring better medication management is the October theme for SHPA’s flagship journal Now available online and free to SHPA members, the October issue of …
$1.2 million in pharmacist underpayments
Pharmacists received over one million in compensation in just 12 months, mainly due to award underpayments and non-payment of entitlements, says pharmacist union Between 1 October 2016 and 1 October …
Clinical tips: the ‘worried unwell’
Karalyn Huxhagen takes a look at supporting patients with low health literacy and limited health professional access We have all met the “worried well”. These are the customers who give …
Pharmacy responds to Commission report
Automated dispensing replacing pharmacists is a “simplistic approach that shows lack of understanding,” say pharmacy organisations While pharmacy organisations have welcomed recommendations by the Productivity Commission that support pharmacists’ role …
Guild leader recognised
Pharmacy Guild president George Tambassis recognised with Monash University Distinguished Alumni Award George Tambassis, who graduated from the Victorian College of Pharmacy in 1986, has been recognised by Monash University …
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 …
World news wrapup: 26 October 2017
Pharmacists reprimanded for breaching Prince’s privacy; Saudi pharmacist hailed as example of women’s education; Ontario pharmacist arrested for helping robbers Indiana: Several pharmacists were caught out attempting to access the …
No more opioids for chronic pain
Doctors at GP conference call for move away from “ineffective and unsafe” opioids to more active forms of pain treatment As the RACGP conference kicks off this week, a pre-conference …
Replacing pharmacists with robots isn’t the answer to better productivity
Pharmacists aren’t just dispensing machines, argues Associate Professor Helen Dickinson, UNSW Helen Dickinson Associate Professor, Public Service Research Group, UNSW Reforming pharmacy services and the role of pharmacists is one of the recommendations …
Amcal attacked again on penalty rates
A federal Labor politician has lashed out at Amcal over the penalty rates debate Labor member for McEwen Rob Mitchell is the latest politician to attack the pharmacy sector over …