community pharmacy
Staying afloat on the wave of COVID-19 and beyond
Do you know how to ask someone you’re concerned about how they’re doing? Could you guide them to possible support options? And how do you maintain your own headspace? This …
Large review finds positive pharmacy impact
Community pharmacy-based interventions most likely have a positive effect on health behaviours, intermediate clinical outcomes and quality of life in patients, Cochrane review finds The Cochrane review set out to …
‘Service roles should not be duplicated.’
Guild rejects proposal to embed pharmacists independent of community pharmacy, saying this would lead to duplication and fragmentation of care Pharmacists would be best integrated into aged care facilities through …
Are you one of these pharmacist ‘types’?
The shopkeeper, the grocer, the locum, the homeopath, the community pharmacist… one researcher has attempted to classify pharmacists into various categories Pharmacists are not a homogeneous group, yet little attention …
A suitable environment?
Hospital pharmacy group shares concerns about community pharmacy environment over downscheduling medicines – but the Guild says most pharmacies are properly equipped The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) …
The ‘hidden’ healthcare profession?
Pharmacists believe they are seen as “shopkeepers” and do not feel adequately recognised as registered healthcare professionals Community and hospital pharmacists want to be recognised as medicines experts but are …
Do you want fries with that?
The community pharmacy model is “lining up at the abattoir”, prominent GP tells his colleagues Leading pharmacy critic, Dr Evan Ackermann has continued his critique of the current community pharmacy …
Behind the scenes
The Health Minister has signalled there may be potential for some amendments on price disclosure, says community pharmacist insider Community pharmacist and owner of an independent pharmacy in Rozelle, NSW, …
‘An absolute mess’
Guild leader blasts doctors’ handling of Health Care Homes amidst floundering recruitment numbers Pharmacy Guild national president George Tambassis has criticised the rollout of Health Care Homes in a session …
My big Canadian pharmacy adventure
Elise Apolloni shares what she learnt on her trip to ‘community pharmacy nirvana’ In search of what was bigger and better in the world of community pharmacy, I decided to …
Why should community pharmacists stay optimistic?
Despite the recent news regarding Amazon and Chemist Warehouse, community pharmacy is far from being at death’s door, says the Pharmacy Guild The decision by Chemist Warehouse to switch wholesalers …
Positive impacts on a range of health factors
New research reveals community pharmacist-led interventions can positively impact on medication adherence, BP control, cholesterol management, COPD and asthma control Researchers from the School of Pharmacy at The University of …