Picton thanks its pharmacy with award
The Picton community gave its pharmacy’s new customer focus the thumbs up with its Business of the Year Award When the Picton Discount Drug Store took out the Wollondilly Business …
Chemist Warehouse looks to New Zealand
Chemist Warehouse is planning to expand across the Tasman – maybe sooner rather than later New Zealand’s stuff.co.nz reported over the weekend that the Australian giant has reportedly been looking …
Don’t discount PBS medicines, say pharmacists
Most pharmacists don’t believe they should ever be able to discount PBS-subsidised medicines, a King Review report has found This week, the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation released four …
The week in review
It’s been a week of controversy in Australian pharmacy, over everything from pay to whether the CPAs offer certainty for the sector A controversial report which called low pharmacist wages …
Many hospital re-admissions preventable
A US study has found that over a quarter of hospital re-admissions were medication-related and preventable The study, published in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, also highlighted the key …
A closer look at the referral secret shopper survey
A mystery shopper paper which criticised pharmacy referral behaviours needs to be seen in its true perspective, says the College The Australian College of Pharmacy says that the secret shopper …
$1 discount didn’t drive pharmacy choice
Less than 10% of consumer respondents to a King Review survey deliberately chose a pharmacy to obtain the $1 copayment discount The controversial optional $1 copayment discount has not been …
Poll: Are you still using MedsASSIST?
It’s so valuable that the Health Minister intervened to save it… but are pharmacies still using MedsASSIST? The Guild planned to wind up MedsASSIST in March 2017, saying it would …
New tools for codeine preparation
ScriptWise has launched a new toolkit to help pharmacists prepare for next year’s codeine upscheduling Pharmacists need to help their patients prepare now – if they’re not already – for …
King report: You’re still a ‘chemist’
Consumers hold pharmacy in high esteem… but their understanding of the sector has flaws The Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation has released four reports on the external advice provided …
Guardian sticks to its knitting
Thousands of crafty Australians are busy knitting for good as part of the Guardian Angels program Now in its 19th year, the Guardian Angels Knitting Program has provided warm clothing …
Rural scholarship winners announced
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced the recipients of the Rural Pharmacy Scholarship Scheme 2017 A total of 39 students from across the country (see attached for details) have …