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Pharmacy Guild


A huge deal between Sigma and Chemist Warehouse was news this week, as the controversy over 60-day dispensing rages Business news loomed large this week, as a deal between Chemist …

Pharmacists are calling for a delayed rollout of changes to the Opioid Dependence Treatment program, warning of “potentially horrific outcomes” for patients A Budget measure to allow people to access …

The furore over 60-day dispensing continues, as pharmacists descended on Canberra to engage with MPs Pharmacists made their presence known in Parliament this week, and we heard that some Labor …

A new report shows that more than one in four Australians who are taking prescription medicines have had to go without…and many say their medicines aren’t affordable The Australian Healthcare …

Double dispensing continues to dominate the headlines this week, plus the pharmacy sector lost two key people The fallout over 60-day dispensing continues, with the Guild refuting claims by Labor’s …

Former Guild Queensland president and national board member of PDL Keith Fittock has passed away Pharmacy stakeholders have expressed their sorrow at the passing of Keith E.R. Fittock. Deputy chair …

GPs are again lashing out against the Queensland UTI pilot , but its final report vindicates the service, say both Queensland Health and the Pharmacy Guild Upon the release of …

Political commentator Peta Credlin has lashed out at double dispensing, saying pharmacies are paying while the Government saves money – and taking a swipe at opioid replacement therapy The former …

The furore over 60-day dispensing continued this week, plus there were allegations of wage theft, pharmacies were targeted by anti-vaccinators and new powers for Ahpra Jason Lange, the executive director …

Australians are being told to complain to pharmacy workers if they see Guild campaign materials about double dispensing… an added stressor burnt-out pharmacists really don’t need, says one sector leader …

The controversial decision to restrict prescribing fluticasone propionate for young children has been reversed in a move welcomed by the Guild But families and pharmacists have been left without clear …

Guild president’s Forefront editorial goes in hard against double-dispensing “Millions of people in every single community in Australia will be worse off’ if the government doesn’t guarantee no patient or …