Pharmacy Guild of Australia
We will not panic: Guild
Guild will not sign a deal that is not good for patients and pharmacists, Anthony Tassone pledges Time is of the essence if the government and Pharmacy Guild of Australia …
STI testing no longer taboo: Butler
Government kicks off new ‘Beforeplay’ campaign to boost testing for sexually transmitted infections Australians are being urged to undergo regular testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in response to …
Wholesalers working to deliver to flood-affected Victorians
Pharmaceutical wholesalers are working with pharmacies in flood-hit parts of Victoria to get medicines to patients in need Members of the National Pharmaceutical Services Association (NPSA), which represents Community Service …
CAPS reignites campaign for 2024
Pharmacists are set to protest outside Parliament House on the first sitting day of 2024 if the profession is not reassured that progress is being made to deliver the Eight Community …
Flood-affected Twomey calls for ‘8CPA now’
Guild president urges government to sign a new Community Pharmacy Agreement “now”, if it wants to help the sector ensure patients are not worse off If the federal government wants …
Guild unconvinced of Sigma alignment
Firm commitments to supporting the current pharmacy ownership rules and to ensuring equitable wholesale services will be required by Sigma, before it can claim to be aligned with the Pharmacy …
Sigma, Guild ‘not unaligned in any way’: Ramsunder
Wholesaler urges franchisees to give it “the benefit of the doubt” over Chemist Warehouse merger Amcal and Discount Drug Store (DDS) franchisees are being urged to stick with Sigma Healthcare …
Six of the best – Guild names PotY finalists
New ‘Excellence in Harm Minimisation’ category added for the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s 2024 Pharmacy of the Year Awards A trio of NSW-based pharmacies and stores from the ACT, South …
Whale swallows minnow; the Sigma CWH reverse takeover
“Historic and creative” $8b deal machinations go back at least 18 months. How will it change pharmacy? When Sigma Healthcare’s shares suddenly went into a trading halt this past Wednesday …
Ex netball chief scores Guild role
Former Netball ACT chief executive, Matthew Battams, will take on the leadership of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia Queensland branch Battams, who has been working as the senior manager for …
Remove unnecessary barriers for skilled healthcare immigration
Kruk Review calls for streamlining of requirements for internationally qualified health practitioners seeking to register in Australia, to address workforce shortages The Independent review of Australia’s regulatory settings relating to …
Pharmacy Heroes – The heroes of pharmacy
Our readers have nominated their heroes, and we’ve chosen 10 who represent the range and scope, and reality of pharmacy in 2023 It’s been a very difficult, indeed, traumatic year …