Pharmacy Guild
‘We have overprescribed oxycodone, codeine’ says AMA chief
The health sector needs a “fundamental re-education” around the use of analgesics in chronic pain, says AMA president Dr Michael Gannon And doctors have been over-prescribing opioids over recent years, …
NSW Guild stands firm on codeine exception
Australia is in a “peculiar” situation where public sentiment opposes policy when it comes to codeine, says NSW Guild president David Heffernan In the NSW Guild eBulletin Mr Heffernan writes …
New consumer website for Guild
The Guild has reminded Australians to prepare for travel during the holidays, as it launches a new website The “Find a Pharmacy” and “Ask Your Pharmacists” sites have been combined …
An unscheduled dilemma
In the first of our series of reviews of the biggest issues facing pharmacy in 2017, Megan Haggan looks at the fraught issue of the codeine upschedule There’s no doubt …
The week in review
As we head towards Christmas, we take a look at the last week in community pharmacy Direct supply continues to be a problem for the sector: the Pharmacy Guild’s David …
‘They have never had to establish they provide a public benefit.’
Community Council for Australia CEO David Crosbie has queried the Pharmacy Guild’s influence over politicians and likened it to the alcohol industry or the NRA In an opinion piece in …
‘What would be the problem with more Chemist Warehouses offering lower prices to consumers?’: Leyonhjelm
The Guild’s David Quilty has defended the ownership and location rules to the Senate’s red tape inquiry Pharmacy stakeholders including the Guild, Pharmacy Board and PSA, as well as industry …
Remove constraints on pharmacy competition: report
A new report from the Grattan Institute has called for the deregulation of pharmacy in the name of enhancing competition Competition in Australia: Too Little of a Good Thing? looks …
Rhonda White: ‘Our role is underplayed’
AJP chats with Rhonda White about direct supply, why governments must utilise pharmacy more, and why the profession has a very human future Pharmacy legend Rhonda White has received the …
In the year 2025…
What will community pharmacies look like in Australia in 2025? the Guild is wondering The Guild is addressing a range of questions in its strategic planning project—such as how pharmacies …
40 agents of digital change
Community, hospital, and academic pharmacists have formed a Pharmacists Digital Health Leaders Network to enhance use of My Health Record by pharmacists and pharmacies The 40 network members will support …
Women not a burden on pharmacy: Guild
The Pharmacy Guild has come under fire for querying the employer role in paid parental leave As part of its submission to the Senate Inquiry on red tape, the Pharmacy …