Lowering the threshold
The Coalition has promised to reduce the PBS safety net threshold and Labor says it will now match it – but the Guild says more can be done A re-elected …
Fallen students recognised
Lost student soldiers of WWI honoured with posthumous degrees by Monash University Monash University has honoured the lives of four fallen students who fought in World War I by conferring …
Appeal upheld
A Sydney pharmacist who was jailed for illegally supplying thousands of Gardasil vaccines to Hong Kong will serve the rest of her sentence through community service Sydney pharmacist Kathy Gong …
World news wrapup: 2 May 2019
British pharmacist allegedly spiked co-worker’s drink with laxative; British pharmacist accused of Islamic State atrocities; UK to get opioid addiction warnings Birmingham, UK: A pharmacist has appeared in court on …
Getting the message across
Enterprising PSA councillor manages to get the PM’s ear to discuss what pharmacy can offer the country When North Queensland pharmacist Shane MacDonald recently had the opportunity for a chat …
What’s in a name?
Professional services is a term that misleads the public and sells pharmacy short, a Guild leader believes Community pharmacy should strongly consider replacing the term ‘professional services’, a senior Pharmacy …
Data shows ‘pharmacy lobby’ were wrong: AMA
The AMA says that recent TGA data has “vindicated” the decision to upschedule low-dose codeine Several days ago, the TGA issued a report which analysed pharmaceutical industry sales data and …
Hazzard rejects UTI pharmacist prescribing proposal
The NSW Opposition and PSA have called on the recently re-elected Berejiklian Government to trial limited pharmacist prescribing in the state… but the Health Minister has rejected the proposal Earlier …
Docs and pollies get pharmacy flu shots
The Federal Treasurer is the latest politician to get his flu vaccine in pharmacy… and some doctors are doing the same Josh Frydenberg visited the Scott McLaren pharmacy on Wednesday …
Crime or competition?
In the next instalment of the Guild-Ramsay legal saga, the two sides have battled it out over pharmacy ownership and business competition in the courtroom The Pharmacy Guild of Australia …
Travel health advice in pharmacy: a simplified approach
As the number of Australians engaging in international travel increases, so does the opportunity to import overseas-acquired infectious diseases into Australia. Given the increasing risk of communicable and parasitic infections …
Privacy, confidentiality and health information
In an era of new professional pharmacy services, customer expectations of more diligent clinical record keeping, and the availability of pharmacist access to My Health Record and other clinical data, …