Retailers work towards recovery
Retail stakeholder groups including the Guild have created a protocol to help the sector navigate the easing of restrictions imposed to contain the COVID-19 pandemic The industry groups have united …
Solidifying the evidence base
It’s been a long time coming, but the 6CPA’s mental health pharmacy trial is now getting off the ground – at a key time for Australians with mental illnesses One …
And the winners are…
Amcal and Guardian Pharmacy have announced the 2019 Pharmacy Award recipients and Hall of Fame inductees via virtual video conferencing The ‘virtual pharmacy awards’ event, which saw pharmacy teams and …
Pharmacists ‘such a part of the community that they’ve been forgotten’.
Pharmacists are among the forgotten heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic, says one stakeholder, as Australians prepare to thank essential workers Pharmacists and pharmacy assistants have been singled out as a …
GP pharmacists yet to gain foothold
A new paper has called for standardisation of aspects of pharmacy practice in GP surgeries, as the model struggles to gain a foothold in Australia An Issues Brief, Integration of general …
The week in review
COVID-19 once again dominated the headlines this week, though it was also a time to look back at past tragedies, recent and more distant Pharmacists are being urged to download …
Broadening the scope of practice
A small but growing number of pharmacists are carving out a new role for the profession in their work as pharmacists embedded within GP clinics There’s no such thing as …
A supply chain update
Wholesalers report further easing in demand for medicines, allowing replenishment of stock and improvement across the supply chain as a whole The National Pharmaceutical Services Association – the peak body …
‘Tokens’ would give patients control: MedAdvisor
A MedAdvisor spokesperson has refuted the Pharmacy Guild’s suggestion that the “token” system for e-Scripts would spark problems On Thursday the Pharmacy Guild warned that the planned fast-tracking of electronic …
Room at the inn for pharmacy workers
Victoria has extended its “hotels for heroes” to include people working in community-based pharmacy Hotels for Heroes provides free accommodation in hotels or apartments for frontline workers who have had …
Intern update: COVID-19 requirement changes
The Pharmacy Board of Australia has announced its decision to modify some of the requirements for general registration during COVID-19 The new interim arrangements only apply during the period of …
‘Token’ model to cause chaos?
The “rushed” introduction of electronic prescriptions is set to cause unnecessary chaos, warns the Pharmacy Guild The Guild has said in a statement that the planned fast-tracking of electronic prescriptions …