Pharmacy Guild of Australia
A budget measure
Changes to the administration of pharmacy approvals are being introduced from December, with the Department of Health to take over the role In the Federal Budget released in May this …
Batten down the hatches
The Guild defends its Chronic Pain MedsCheck Trial after further criticism, this time from a leading Australian pain specialist body The Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Australian and New …
‘Pharmacy is big business’
A prominent GP and pharmacy critic has highlighted the conflict of interest between politics and pharmacy Evan Ackermann has published a new piece in MJA InSight about the Pharmacy Guild …
Health Care Homes community pharmacy trial to proceed
The Health Minister and Pharmacy Guild have taken the next step towards the delivery of the trial program for community pharmacy involvement in Health Care Homes Just last month, Pharmacy Guild national …
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, …
API: Exclusive supply still a ‘very big issue’
The CEO of one of Australia’s leading pharmaceutical distributors says he wishes a solution had been organised “yesterday” Exclusive supply of medicines is still a “very big issue”, says Richard …
Next steps: Consultation on strong opioid use and misuse
The TGA has commenced reviews into pack sizes, indications and label warnings for S8 opioids In response to rising numbers of opioid prescriptions and levels of overdose reaching “record levels”, …
‘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 …
GP outcry over Chronic Pain MedsCheck trial
Doctors have responded with outrage as the Guild confirms that the trial will forge ahead, publishing a schedule of trial payment fees The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has released details …
Practising to your ‘full’ scope
Language is important, argues David Quilty, especially when it comes to the way we describe pharmacist activities The profession needs to realign the way it refers to pharmacist practice activities …
Pharmacy’s 12 Agenda Setters
We reveal who our readers believe are the pharmacists showing the way forward for the profession AJP set out on the quest to find pharmacy’s agenda setters with a number …
The week in review
Following a whirlwind week in politics, we heard from all corners of pharmacy about ownership, GP pharmacists, real-time monitoring and more This week began with confirmation that Greg Hunt had …
