Pharmacy Guild
Sunday penalty rates cut would hurt pharmacy profession: PPA
The Productivity Commission has delivered its assessment into Australia’s workplace relations framework calling for a reduction in Sunday penalty rates – calls which mirror the Pharmacy Guild’s campaign to reduce …
Consumers reminded to use Find a Pharmacy
The Pharmacy Guild is urging consumers to use its Find a Pharmacy website while away from home over the holiday season when they need to track down a pharmacy. The …
A new hope for hepatitis C sufferers: breakthrough drugs listed
Stakeholders have welcomed the announcement yesterday that a range of curative breakthrough hepatitis C medicines will be added to the PBS next year. Health Minister Sussan Ley announced that the …
Guild explains flaws in $1 discount to Government, educates patients
The Guild does not support discounting of the patient co-payment as it is contrary to the concept of universality of the PBS and undermines the purpose of having a consistently …
Extend pharmacy vaccination to full range of jabs: expert
Appropriately trained pharmacists should eventually provide the full range of vaccinations across Australia, says a leading pharmacy vaccination expert. WA community pharmacist and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia Vaccination Committee …
Discounting, delisting to affect Safety Net: Guild
All Australians need to be aware of the impact that Federal Government changes to the PBS will have on the number of prescriptions they will need to fill in order …
Be ready for 2016 changes: Quilty
As 2016 looms, community pharmacies need to be prepared for the optional $1 script copayment discount, and the delisting of several medicines from the PBS, Guild executive director David Quilty …
Samford Chemmart Pharmacy: connecting with customers
Samford Chemmart Pharmacy, Queensland is one of the finalists in this year’s Guild Pharmacy of the Year Award. Knowing its customers and the community in which it operates has been …
Pharmacy 777 Nollamara: mental health leads the way
Pharmacy 777 in Nollamara, WA is a finalist in the Guild’s Pharmacy of the Year Award. The implementation of an innovative mental health service, including counselling for patients, has helped …
Mount Hawthorn Community Pharmacy: a demographic shift
WA’s Mount Hawthorn Community Pharmacy is one of five finalists in the Guild’s Pharmacy of the Year competition. The changing demographic of the local community spurred WA’s Mount Hawthorn Community …
McCarthy’s Pharmacy Orange: taking pharmacy to customers
McCarthy’s Pharmacy Orange, Lords Place, Orange, is one of five finalists in the Guild’s Pharmacy of the Year Award. Changes in the pharmacy industry, as well as changes in customer …
Pharmacy of the Year finalists embracing change
The judges involved in selecting the finalists for the Guild Pharmacy of the Year Award have emphasised that a standout feature of all five finalists was their recognition of the …