Pharmacy Guild
Is this why you don’t have NIP access?
One flu expert has shed some light on one of the reasons pharmacists don’t have access to NIP flu vaccines Recently Pharmacy Guild Victorian Branch president Anthony Tassone spoke out …
Home delivery service launches
The Kings Group and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia have announced their strategic partnership – and the launch of the Pharmacy to Home Delivery Service, through Gold Cross Since 2016, …
‘The flu season is well and truly upon us.’
The busy start to the 2018 flu season should halt the “mixed messages” about vaccination coming from some doctor groups, says the Guild president In a message to Guild members, …
Ministers agree to national real time monitoring solution
All state and territory Health Ministers have committed to achieving a national solution on real time prescription monitoring Today’s communique from the COAG Health Council said: “The Ministers agreed to …
Were things really better in the old days?
To mark the 90th anniversary of the Pharmacy Guild this year, its flagship conference will host a debate on whether things were better in the old days The “good old-fashioned …
Call to use pharmacy’s sick note service
The NSW Guild has issued a reminder to consumers that pharmacies can offer absence from work certificates “As flu season draws closer, patients are reminded that not only are they …
The week in review
It may have been a short week for many, but it’s been a busy week for the Pharmacy Guild Following our tongue-in-cheek announcement on 1 April that the Pharmacy Guild …
Half don’t plan to get flu vaccine: Guild
The Guild is encouraging Australians to take flu seriously and get vaccinated, as it reveals half of Australian adults don’t plan to do so this year Despite the severity of …
The week in review
Several stakeholders have taken aim at pharmacy this week… but others have expressed support for what pharmacists do The ACTU has called for changes to employment rules which would see …
Pharmacy regulation an area of ‘policy purgatory’
Disappearing reports into the pharmacy sector are a sign that “the pharmacy industry has far too great an influence on its own regulation,” says David Leyonhjelm The Liberal Democratic Party …
The week in review
This week, the pharmacy sector has been looking ahead… The Pharmacy Guild advised that the Pain MedsChecks announced in January will have a delayed start, due to their need to …
The week in review
It’s been a busy week in the pharmacy sector… The pharmacy sector celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8 with a debate about whether flexibility helped or hindered the profession; …