Guild
Getting to know you
Angelo Pricolo gets the lowdown on a Guild leader who makes cheese in their spare time, listens to Billy Bragg and INXS, wants to have a drink with the Queen …
Seizing the opportunity
The pandemic has given opportunities to expand the scope of pharmacy practice, but lack of representation and ambiguity about pharmacists’ role remain obstacles The pandemic has presented a number of …
What you said
We’ve been receiving a lot of comments on recent stories, here’s a selection of some of the key topics Drop the pilot says NACCHO Until wages (low) and working conditions …
Testing times
Pharmacy will play an even greater role in the provision of rapid antigen tests, but opinions are divided over the strategy, while price gouging and supply concerns remain The Pharmacy …
A slight to pharmacy
Prime Minister Morrison chooses to receive his booster shot from a GP clinic, adding insult to existing pharmacy concerns over low vax remuneration Prime Minister Scott Morrison has chosen to …
The top ten
Discounted PBS prices, World Pharmacists Day and the post-Guild career path of George Tambassis led the list of stories our readers were reading over the last month These were the …
The ‘Revolution Bug’
September 1971: Change is in the air within the pharmacy profession Calls for change were everywhere in the September 1971 edition of the AJP There were calls for “revolution” to …
Clearing the calendar
Pharmacy Connect 2021 postponed due to COVID-19 The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced that, due to the on-going COVID-19 outbreak and extended lockdown in New South Wales, Pharmacy Connect …
Seeking help from overseas
Pharmacists have been added to the skilled migrant list to boost vaccine rollout, government says The Federal Minister for Immigration has announced that pharmacists have been included on the Priority …
Who benefits from health care?
Anthony Tassone refutes article that labels the Guild and AMA as Australia’s “biggest, ugliest and most militant unions” A recent article in The Spectator by Stephen Spartacus asked, “Who benefits …
Wesfarmers’ API bid under scrutiny
Guild says it is ‘monitoring’ the $687 million takeover bid for the wholesaler The Pharmacy Guild of Australia is “monitoring” Wesfarmers’ unexpected takeover bid for Australian Pharmaceutical Industries for “possible …
Building better connections
The latest updates in pharmacy events: what’s happening at Pharmacy Connect 2021? Pharmacy owners wanting to establish patient centred pharmacies with closer pharmacist-patient connections will benefit from attending this year’s …