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Alliance pays tribute to Kimberley Pharmacy Services
The National Rural Health Alliance has congratulated Kimberley Pharmacy Services in Broome, Western Australia, on being named the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s 2015 Pharmacy of the Year. KPS has also …
Fairlight Pharmacy suffers in media attacks
The owner of the Fairlight Pharmacy on Sydney’s North Shore, which was pictured in an attack on pharmacy by News health reporter Sue Dunlevy in last Sunday’s News Limited tabloids, …
‘Bile and abuse’ against pharmacists: Tambassis responds
Around Australia, hard-working pharmacists woke up this morning (18 March) to be kicked in the guts by a totally unwarranted torrent of bile and abuse from Janet Albrechtsen, writes George …
New Guild training: overseas travellers
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has released its latest online pharmacist CPD course titled Understanding the needs of customers travelling overseas. This course addresses the fundamental knowledge required to deliver …
Greens call to halt 6CPA negotations
Greens Senator Richard di Natale has called on the Federal Government to immediately halt negotiations on the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement until there has been a full public inquiry into …
Pharmacy Guilds sign new MOU
The Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand and the Pharmacy Guild of Australia have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Representatives from the Guilds renewed their MOU, first signed in …
Aspirin pricing reports misleading: Guild
News reports on aspirin pricing are misleading, says the Guild: some news reports of the ANAO audit of the Administration of the Fifth Community Pharmacy Agreement have referred to the …
5CPA handling could’ve been better: audit
The national audit of the administration of the Fifth Community Pharmacy has found key areas for improvement: the clarity of the 5CPA and related public reporting; record-keeping; the application of …
Pharmacists talk 6CPA in Canberra
Guild pharmacists have met with politicians at Parliament House Canberra over the past two days to press for a positive Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement (6CPA). Divided into groups of three …
Report proves medicines compliance role
The NPS MedicineWise Evaluation report released this week has confirmed the vital importance of community pharmacies in improving medicines compliance, the Guild says. As frontline medication experts, committed to the …
News readers mislead on Super Pharmacy Plus
The Guild has defended the Super Pharmacy Plus in Stafford, which was the subject of a report in some News Ltd outlets this morning querying why a “chemist” could own …
6CPA update: dispensing fees, services critical
The next Community Pharmacy Agreement (6CPA) is the most important issue for community pharmacy owners and their staff and our number one priority at the Guild, national executive director David …