Pharmacy Guild
‘Of course CMs should be sold in pharmacies.’
Pharmacies are the ideal place to sell complementary medicines, Guild President George Tambassis said today Complementary medicines have been a hot topic at this year’s APP, with more than one …
Tambassis slams King: ‘We’ve lost confidence in this gentleman.’
The Pharmacy Guild has lost confidence in Professor Stephen King as Chair of the Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation Review Guild president George Tambassis slammed Prof King in an address to …
A third of pharmacists fear for their job or business
More than 30% of pharmacists are “seriously worried” about losing their job or their business as a result of price disclosure, an AJP poll has found We asked AJP readers …
Guild, Diabetes Australia sign MoU
Diabetes Australia and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to build a closer working relationship The MoU is hoped to make it easier for …
Call for more PBS cuts rejected
Pharmacy stakeholders have slammed calls for further PBS cuts in a new Grattan report The Pharmacy Guild says it “completely rejects” the headline assertion of the report, which is titled Cutting …
Greg Hunt to open APP
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the APP organising committee have announced that the Federal Minister for Health, the Hon Greg Hunt MP, will attend APP2017 APP Chairman Kos Sclavos …
Insulin pump therapy course
The Guild Pharmacy Academy is partnering with Medtronic to develop a course for pharmacists about insulin pump therapy The online course examines how insulin pump therapy works and how it …
Guild ad urges action on risk share, trial programs
The Pharmacy Guild is urging the Government to honour Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement commitments in full, by advertising in The Australian The Guild placed a full-page advertisement in The Australian …
Meet the finalists: Lucy Walker Chemmart Goodiwindi
We meet the finalists in the Guild Pharmacy of the Year competition: Lucy Walker Chemmart Goodiwindi Being an active part of the local community is one of the underlying principles …
The week in review
We take a look at the last week in pharmacy This week, the big news has again been about how much pharmacists are paid. The Fair Work Commission handed down …
Poll: How will cuts to penalty rates affect you?
We want to hear from pharmacist employees and owners The pharmacists’ union, Professional Pharmacists Australia, has slammed the Fair Work Commission’s decision on Thursday that it would slash penalty rates. …
Cuts ‘a win for common sense’
The Pharmacy Guild says it welcomes the Fair Work Commission decision on penalty rates, which it describes as “reasonable, balanced and evidence-based” Once implemented, this decision will help enable community …