Pharmacy Guild
The week in review
Pharmacist prescribing made headlines this week… with some stakeholders for, and some as usual against The Pharmacy Board revealed its position on pharmacist prescribing, saying that under Health Practitioner Regulation …
AMA in bid to kill pharmacist prescribing
The AMA has released new minimum standards for prescribing – aimed at cutting out prescribing rights for pharmacists The AMA’s new 10 Minimum Standards for Prescribing are “consistent with medical …
Push for two-month dispensing
Pharmacy should ready itself for a “crescendo of bad press” promoting two-month dispensing, the Guild’s Kos Sclavos has warned Addressing delegates to the Pharmacy Assistant Conference in Brisbane, Mr Sclavos …
The week in review
Doctors are still having a go at pharmacy, health ministers have made important announcements and complaints have been under the spotlight this week… Doctors continue to take aim at pharmacy, …
A particular responsibility
Health service providers have consistently been among the top three sources of privacy complaints over the last three years The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has just launched …
More pharmacist vaccinations for kids
Victoria’s Minister for Health Jenny Mikakos took to a Northcote pharmacy on Thursday to announce expanded pharmacy vaccination At the Westgarth Pharmacy, Ms Mikakos said that children as young as …
Docs slam pharmacy over paracetamol story
Leading doctors have attacked pharmacists over the Guild’s bid to make better use of pharmacists Writing in the Sunday Herald Sun, News Corp reporter Mandy Squires wrote that Australians are …
Pharmacy accused of poor treatment of methadone patients
A Guild leader says improvements are needed to the way Australia offers opioid replacement therapy, following an article attacking pharmacists for perpetuating stigma Writing in 10 Daily, freelance journalist Katie …
CWH in ‘self-serving spin,’ says Tassone
A Channel Nine news report featuring claims that consumers want pharmacy to be deregulated has been criticised by pharmacists Channel Nine reporter Emily Rice took a look at the price …
Too much spent on non-PBS pharmacy meds: AMA
A new report on health spending has confirmed that pharmacists could play a bigger role in relieving some of the pressure on the health system, says the Guild… but the …
The week in review
It’s been a busy week for the pharmacy profession, as we head towards next week’s World Pharmacists Day Queensland passed legislation which brings the state one step closer to real …
Pharmacists welcome RTM in Queensland
Queensland has passed legislation which brings real time prescription monitoring one step closer in the state The Queensland Parliament has passed the Medicines and Poisons Act and the Therapeutic Goods …