The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has congratulated Dr John D’Arcy O’Donnell on his Order of Australia award. Dr John D’Arcy has a long and productive association with the Pharmacy Guild …

SHPA CEO Kristin Michaels today called for joint Commonwealth and State action to reduce preventable hospital admissions resulting from poor management of medications. “Australia must take priority action to improve …

The 2016 Pharmacy Guild of Australia/GuildSuper Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award has received more than 560 nominations—over 100 additional nominations than received in 2015. Pharmacy Guild of Australia Acting …

The World Health Organization and the International Pharmaceutical Federation have released new guidelines for health care professionals prescribing or supplying medicines for children when no authorised product exists. The guidelines …

How much revenue is pharmacy ‘leaving off the table’ asks Glenn Guilfoyle A recent story featured in The Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s Forefront highlighted the revenue “being left on the …

Two pharmacists awarded Queen’s Birthday honours for service to their local communities. Long-serving Benalla pharmacist Philip Messenger was awarded a Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General …

Highly-respected adult educator and PSA National Training Manager Dorothy Lucardie has been honoured with an Order of Australia Medal as part of the Queen’s Birthday celebrations. Lucardie, who is currently …

 “The interesting bit of this article, in my opinion, is the dissenting judges opinion …. It highlights an interesting point, namely that prescriptions – although they can legitimately characterised as …

Debbie Rigby presents the latest research news relevant to pharmacy Efficacy, Tolerability, and Dose-Dependent Effects of Opioid Analgesics for Low Back Pain Opioid analgesics are commonly used for low back …

What are the most common behaviours in people with dependencies? The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and Australian Prescriber have together provided advice on how to recognise and …

The AJP’s poll on codeine monitoring tool MedsASSIST have shown that Australian pharmacy strongly supports the program. Last week we asked, “Is your pharmacy using MedsASSIST?” after posters in our …

Do you have a private consulting room? With pharmacy poised to roll out more and more professional services, and pharmacist vaccination now offered around the country, it’s more important than …