Pharmacy Guild
The week in review
As the May 18 Federal election draws ever closer, politics—and politicians—were making headlines in pharmacy this week Health Minister Greg Hunt and Shadow Health spokesperson Catherine King pitched their health …
Patients to recognise best pharmacist
The Australian Patients Association has created a new award to recognise the work of community pharmacists The APA says that the increasingly important contribution of community pharmacists in helping improve …
Data shows ‘pharmacy lobby’ were wrong: AMA
The AMA says that recent TGA data has “vindicated” the decision to upschedule low-dose codeine Several days ago, the TGA issued a report which analysed pharmaceutical industry sales data and …
Codeine drop ‘not necessarily a marker for success’
A new TGA report says the upschedule meant a “significant” drop in the amount of codeine supplied to Australians – but a Guild spokesperson says it’s early days yet A …
One out of three ain’t bad
Autonomous prescribing is the only feasible option out of three mooted plans for pharmacist prescribing, according to the Pharmacy Guild The Pharmacy Guild has responded to the Pharmacy Board’s consultation …
Guild predicted codeine outcome: Heffernan
Pharmacy Guild NSW president David Heffernan claims there may have been a “reframing of the truth” around the codeine upscheduling In his President’s Address in the latest NSW Guild newsletter, …
Qld takes first pharmacist prescribing steps
The Queensland Government plans to review current commercial arrangements of pharmacy ownership, following the state’s pharmacy inquiry The Queensland Government has responded to the report into the establishment of a …
ACT pharmacists get the NIP
The ACT is the latest jurisdiction to expand the availability of vaccination by trained pharmacists The ACT Government has announced that appropriately trained community pharmacists will now be able to …
The week in review
As Australia enters federal election mode, it’s been a busy week in politics and in pharmacy This week Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the much-anticipated federal election, setting the date …
Guild under fire over One Nation donations
A state Guild Councillor says it’s “unfair and spurious” to link the Pharmacy Guild’s 2018 engagement with One Nation to recent revelations about the right-wing party Last week, news broke …
The week in review
This week we saw an early Budget handed down, with some goodies for pharmacy included The April 2 Federal Budget included boosts to the AHI fee, CSO payments, DAAs and …
One Nation donation was for events: Guild
The Pharmacy Guild has come under scrutiny over $15,000 in donations to One Nation But the two payments were for attendance at Party events, the Guild has confirmed. The Australian’s …
