Love and challenges in rural pharmacy
Rural pharmacists’ love of their work – and the frustrations associated with it – came to the fore at the Rural Pharmacy Forum at APP The $1 copayment discount and …
Monash tops Asia-Pacific for pharmacy subject
New university rankings have placed Monash University second in the world and first in Australia and the Asia-Pacific for pharmacy and pharmacology The 2017 edition of the QS World University …
Life on the road
Luke Vrankovich, a member of The Roaming Pharmacist and PSA’s WA Early Career Pharmacist of the Year, shares his experience as a full-time locum pharmacist Luke Vrankovich, 24, took time …
No S3 ad decision for at least a year
It’s likely to be at least another year before a decision is made on S3 advertising to consumers, says David Quilty The Pharmacy Guild executive director told the audience of …
GSK to pull its OTC codeine
GSK has announced that it will pull its codeine-containing OTCs, as the Guild talks accessibility with the TGA GSK issued a statement advising that it will not move its S3 …
Start 7CPA negotiations now: Catherine King
If a Shorten Labor government were to be elected it would seek early 7CPA negotiations, shadow Health Minister Catherine King tells APP delegates Ms King told the audience on Friday …
What does industry want from the King Review?
A discussion panel on the Pharmacy Review had some interesting things to say, from location rules and risk share arrangements to appropriate remuneration for services The panel session looking into the Review …
‘Of course CMs should be sold in pharmacies.’
Pharmacies are the ideal place to sell complementary medicines, Guild President George Tambassis said today Complementary medicines have been a hot topic at this year’s APP, with more than one …
Say that again Minister
AJP editor Chris Brooker casts a critical eye over the Minister for Health Greg Hunt’s APP2017 speech It’s fair to say that the public pharmacy debut of relatively new federal …
GSK explores the future of pharmacy with Virtual Reality
As consumers take greater charge of their healthcare decisions, opportunities arise for the pharmacists role to transform and grow Australian consumers are increasingly taking charge of their health and healthcare …
Clinical tips: closing the gap
Health care systems for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians require know-how to navigate, writes Karalyn Huxhagen The burden of disease in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) population …
Behind the scenes
AJP goes backstage at APP2017 to chat with the winners of the Pharmacy Guild awards Owner Lucy Walker and her team from Lucy Walker Chemmart Goondiwindi in QLD say they …