Canberra study on embedded pharmacists kicks off
A randomised controlled study looking at the impact of on-site pharmacists on quality use of medications in aged care is currently underway Following on from a pilot study which finished …
A look back at a reforming Agreement
A spokesperson for the Pharmacy Guild takes a look at the outcomes of the 6CPA In a little under three weeks, the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement will expire, making it …
Casual ruling will close businesses: poll
Almost a quarter of Australian businesses say a recent Court decision will deter them from hiring casuals… and retail will be among the hardest-hit sectors A special Roy Morgan SMS …
Key points on image-based dispensing
PDL says it has received a number of calls from pharmacists about supplying certain medicines via a digital image of a script PDL has issued an update for its Queensland …
World news wrapup: 11 June 2020
How looting affects pharmacy patients; UK pharmacists left out of COVID-19 support; “unfathomable collision of demand” for pharmacy in NZ’s Stage Four lockdown Van Nuys, California: CBSN Los Angeles has …
1969: the right kind of pharmacy
Is the professional-style pharmacy out of date? Is the ‘Chemist-Mart’ on supermarket lines inevitable? These questions were being asked by AJP in October 1969 A report in the October 1969 …
Proposal to increase pack sizes for general sale of ranitidine rejected
Pharmacist intervention for the drug is “critical”, says delegate, while further interim decisions were made to downschedule rizatriptan, modified release melatonin and topical adapalene An interim decision has been made …
Barriers and enablers to safe medication management
“The battle that we have as a credentialed pharmacist is the doctor is too terrified to stop medication, because if they have a heart attack or a stroke then they’re …
COVID-19: Leading teams through unprecedented uncertainty
This one-hour webinar is aimed at helping pharmacists and pharmacy staff to navigate the COVID-19 crisis, regardless of whether they are in an ‘official’ leadership role—in fact this content could …
A deserved honour
Guild congratulates former state branch president on Order of Australia honour The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has congratulated distinguished Victorian pharmacist and Guild Life Member, Bill Scott, on being made …
Price-fixing scheme was to pressure health authority
A pharmacy and a director of the company have been handed fines of nearly $370,000 after they admitted engaging in price-fixing A New Zealand case has resulted in Prices Pharmacy …
Fake dentist had child’s teeth pulled
A man claimed that he worked as a dentist for 12 hours a day, seven days a week, for over 17 years… but he wasn’t a dentist The Health Care …