Pharmacy Guild
Rural, Aboriginal scholarship recipients named
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced the recipients of the Rural Pharmacy Scholarship Scheme 2018 Thirty-seven students from across the country have been awarded the scholarship, the Guild has …
Nine ways to shine
The Pharmacy Guild has identified nine pathways of the future in its CP2025 research project Community pharmacies of the future will have a greater focus on services for the safe …
Towards culturally appropriate medication reviews
A new initiative is set to help improve medication management in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Equitable access and effective use of medicine is critical to closing the gap …
How did the codeine change affect your patients?
The Pharmacy Guild’s NSW branch wants to know how the codeine upschedule has impacted pharmacists and their patients Pharmacists have been invited to ask their patients to participate in the …
Search for top Pharmacy Assistant widens
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia/Maxigesic Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award has continued its record-breaking domination this year The Award has received the highest number of nominations and responses to …
Competition steps up a notch
Nine entrants in the National Student Business Plan Competition are set to progress through to the quarter-final round The competition, run by the Pharmacy Guild, is an Australia-wide challenge aiming …
DAA program to expand
Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced the expansion of a Federal Government medication adherence program An extra 70,000 patients of community pharmacies will benefit under the expansion, he announced at …
Action Plan for Community Pharmacy in 2025
An action plan for the future of community pharmacy in 2025 will be presented at Pharmacy Connect in September The session is aimed at enabling community pharmacies to prepare for …
NIP vaccines on the way in WA
Community pharmacies in Western Australia are set to receive additional flu vaccines on the NIP for over-65s The Pharmacist Influenza Vaccination Trial has already seen pharmacists make a significant contribution …
Should pharmacists vaccinate teens?
The heads of two NSW pharmacy bodies have urged authorities to bring the state in line with other jurisdictions when it comes to vaccination Peter Carroll, president of the NSW …
Pharmacy of the Year 2019 contest opens
Applications are now open in the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s competition to find the country’s top pharmacy The Pharmacy of the Year Award 2019 is a Pharmacy Guild initiative, sponsored …
The week in review
It’s been a busy week in pharmacy, with change on the horizon and potential changes suggested from several quarters We heard that Queensland will look into a range of issues …