Love and challenges in rural pharmacy
Rural pharmacists’ love of their work – and the frustrations associated with it – came to the fore at the Rural Pharmacy Forum at APP The $1 copayment discount and …
No S3 ad decision for at least a year
It’s likely to be at least another year before a decision is made on S3 advertising to consumers, says David Quilty The Pharmacy Guild executive director told the audience of …
GSK to pull its OTC codeine
GSK has announced that it will pull its codeine-containing OTCs, as the Guild talks accessibility with the TGA GSK issued a statement advising that it will not move its S3 …
Start 7CPA negotiations now: Catherine King
If a Shorten Labor government were to be elected it would seek early 7CPA negotiations, shadow Health Minister Catherine King tells APP delegates Ms King told the audience on Friday …
‘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 …
Two ACT pharmacists named joint GuildCare Pharmacy of the Year winners
Capital Chemist Wanniassa and Lanyon Pharmacy in Conder, both from ACT, are joint winners of the GuildCare Pharmacy of the Year Award The two winners were named this evening at …
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 …
Lucy Walker Chemmart Goondiwindi is Pharmacy of the Year
The Guild Pharmacy of the Year 2017 is Lucy Walker Chemmart Goondiwindi The rural Queensland pharmacy was also the recipient of the Community Engagement award. In accepting the Community Engagement …
World news wrapup: 9 March 2017
We take a look at pharmacy news from around the world UK: 78 pharmacies applied for financial protection from the UK’s funding cuts… and all 78 have been knocked back. …
Which day of the week sees the most customer satisfaction?
If you’ve ever wondered which day is best for your customers to visit your pharmacy, an international customer service reporting provider has the answer… It’s Thursday. HappyOrNot, which bills itself …
Forum: Cheaper dressing supplier wanted
“Yesterday I supplied a dressing containing silver to a Repat patient. On checking the invoice I discovered we’d lost approx $80 on the script. As neither of our 2 full-line suppliers stock the …
Health sector condemns Hanson vaccination claims
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson’s assertion that the Government’s stance on vaccination was akin to dictatorship has drawn condemnation from the health sector Ms Hanson told Insiders’ Barrie Cassidy that …