Pharmacy Guild
Guild welcomes release of King report
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has welcomed the release of the discussion paper of the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation. The discussion paper raises many thought-provoking questions about the …
Pharmacy critic GP reaches out to Guild
Dr Edwin Kruys, the GP who has criticised community pharmacy’s vaccination service as a “slippery slope” in the last week, has issued a challenge to the Pharmacy Guild: that he …
Four trends shaping the pharmacy of 2025
Guild executive director David Quilty has asked pharmacists to cast their minds forward to 2025 and consider how community pharmacies could look. Highlighting four “clear trends” that are driving the …
New guide on consultation rooms for flu jabs
The Guild has created a new guide to help pharmacists understand the specific requirements for consultation rooms to administer flu vaccines in community pharmacies. The resource gives a general overview …
Four reasons codeine should be S4 – but Guild disagrees
A pain specialist and researcher says there’s no evidence of benefit from current codeine-containing OTC products – and that “we can’t have a drug of abuse available over the counter”. …
Mental health focus welcomed
Stakeholders have welcomed commitments from major parties to invest in Australia’s mental health. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced that, if re-elected, his Government would invest $192 million to help …
Guild-China Medical Pharmaceutical Material Association MoU to be signed
Guild national president George Tambassis has welcomed delegates to the Chinese complementary health product Expo, being held in Melbourne. He is expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the …
Look and listen: leveraging eye and ear care
Eye and ear care have long been well performing OTC categories yet with greater interaction and the benefit of S3 products up their sleeve, pharmacists can help guide customers on …
Samford Chemmart shines in Wellbeing Forever Festival
Proving why they took out the Community Engagement category in this year’s Guild Pharmacy of the Year Awards, the team at Samford Chemmart hosted another hugely successful community event in …
Business plan teams hit quarter finals
Fourteen pharmacy student teams have progressed through to the quarter final round of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s annual National Student Business Plan Competition. The competition is an Australia-wide challenge …
Ask Your Pharmacist phase II rolls out
‘Caring up’ for parents and ‘caring down’ for children are to be a focus of the second phase of the Ask Your Pharmacist consumer campaign, which is designed to strengthen …
Codeine recording not mandatory: Guild reminder
The Guild has issued a reminder to pharmacists in this week’s edition of Forefront that codeine recording is not mandatory While the Guild is encouraging pharmacies to use MedsASSIST, State …