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Guild offers sinus care course
Guild Learning and Development is partnering with Care Pharmaceuticals in the development of a QCPP Refresher Training approved course on the management of sinus symptoms The course focuses on using …
Flood crisis hits pharmacies
Unknown number of pharmacies affected as floods chaos spreads A number of pharmacies in Queensland and NSW have been impacted by the devastating floods in the aftermath of Cyclone Debbie. …
In the eye of the storm
The Pharmacy Guild is attempting to contact pharmacies in cyclone ravaged north Queensland, as local pharmacists fear stock shortage and supply issues. As yet there is no word of …
An agenda for change
Overhaul pharmacists role and deregulate ownership, report chief suggests The basic health care role of pharmacists needs to be overhauled, says the author of a report calling for an overhaul …
Penalty rates cut: what you said
Our readers are up in arms about the decision to slash penalty rates, with many saying it will drive pharmacists out Readers of AJP have responded angrily to today’s decision …
A taxing stand-off
Tax data set to be the new battleground between the Pharmacy Guild and the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation The simmering disagreement between the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and …
Reform the PBS, consumer group demands
Government should scrap co-pay increases and move to electronic recording, CHF says The Federal Government should reform the PBS safety net so consumers with high usage of PBS medicines have …
Codeine upscheduled
Codeine-containing OTC preparations will be upscheduled due to concerns about its abuse Codeine upscheduling decision fails consumers, says the Guild, this morning following the announcement. The decision to upschedule medicines …
Risk share debate heats up
The dispute between the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the Federal government over 6CPA risk sharing agreements seems set to roll on into 2017 Articles in Fairfax media sources last …
The best customer experience
Different indicators give a varied picture of pharmacy customer experience, so which one is right? asks Glenn Guilfoyle A recent edition of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s newsletter Forefront featured …
A deathly solution
“Common sense change” to payment of PBS concessional entitlements on date of death welcomed by pharmacy The move is one of three changes to the National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) …
Dispensing difficulties
Federal Government reportedly resists Guild push for dispensing fee increase The Pharmacy Guild of Australia is believed to be in dispute with the Federal government over its push for an …