Guild to doctors: Join us
Doctor groups need to join the Guild to drive the implementation of real time monitoring, says David Quilty In this week’s edition of Forefront, Pharmacy Guild executive director David Quilty …
Joining the fight
Quit Victoria and PSA are joining forces to utilise the power of pharmacists to help people quit smoking Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in Victoria and 80% …
Government machinations
Public health advocate Dr Ken Harvey shares his concerns about the Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill 2017, which is currently before the Senate I have previously reported on the Senate inquiry on this …
Alliance Pharmacy hits milestone
Pharmacy Alliance is celebrating having reached 100 members bearing the group’s logo And the group hopes to have more than 300 members carrying the logo by the end of 2018, …
Thieves target codeine combo
Just days after the low-dose codeine upschedule, a Victorian pharmacy has been burgled and codeine taken Police say criminals used a sledgehammer and crowbar to break into a Lilydale pharmacy …
What do your patients remember about you?
Sometimes it’s the little things that make you memorable, writes Vanessa Lontos Recently while on a Qantas flight from Melbourne to Sydney, I was sitting in my seat reading my …
State of origin
A historic win for the ‘Bananabenders’ at the annual pharmacy cricket carnival History was made at the recent 2017/18 Pharmacy Cricket Carnival with Queensland emerging as victors on their home …
NSW man died after electronic prescribing error, inquest hears
Counsel assisting suggests there were more than 15 missed opportunities to detect the error, a coroner has heard A 54-year-old man died at a Sydney hospital after he was given …
Staff Spotlight: Sam Turner
AJP chats with Sam about life as a pharmacist manager in the coastal city of Hervey Bay, QLD With a lot of experience behind him as a student pharmacist and …
Need for script monitoring post upschedule
A Dubbo pharmacist has called for real-time reporting of codeine dispensing in his local press, mirroring the Guild’s advocacy for a national system There is a huge need for real-time …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Diagnosis and management of allergic rhinitis in children Allergic rhinitis is a very common disease of childhood that can have considerable …
Put your money where your health is
Are consumers willing to pay for pharmacy services? Not in many cases it would seem Little guidance is currently available on whether healthcare consumers will be truly willing to pay …