Rural Pharmacy Workforce Under the Microscope

16 November 2011 Pharmacy is faced with the challenge of providing an expanding range of professional pharmacy services and primary health care services to consumers. The capacity of pharmacy to continue to expand its role in health care will…

Changes to Rural Pharmacy Support

8 November 2011 Eligibility for the suite of rural programs funded under the Fifth Community Pharmacy Agreement is about to change to ensure the programs continue to strengthen and support the rural pharmacy workforce. Under the changes, only…

Australian Pharmacist Newsletter – Vol.30, No. 11, November 2011

November 2011 PAC11 raises the bar PSA held is most successful Pharmacy Australia Congress 2011 (PAC11) ever at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre last month with record numbers attending. Congress Committee Chair John Jackson said…

PSA Supports National Medication Safety Week

7 November 2011 The critical role pharmacists play in ensuring the quality use of medicines is being highlighted over the next seven days in the inaugural National Medication Safety Week. During the week from 7-13 November, pharmacists are urged…

PGA Newsletter – Vol.1, No. 25, 2 November 2011

2 November 2011 A major online survey of Pharmacy Guild members has found significant ongoing dissatisfaction with the exclusive direct-to-pharmacy distribution system introduced by Pfizer in February this year. In order to gauge the current…

PGA Newsletter – Vol.1, No. 24, 26 October 2011

26 October 2011 The number of clinical interventions conducted by community pharmacists and recorded through GuildCare software in the month of September almost doubled the number from August. Meanwhile, the number in August was almost triple…

Pharmacist Coalition Slams Another Questionable Deal

The pharmacy profession must remain transparent at all times and must not be tarnished by commercial deals, the Pharmacist Coalition for Health Reform has said following reports that the Pharmacy Guild has set up a deal with MyGene which provides…

Summer in the Snowys-High Education in The High Country

Interpretation of Literature NSAIDs and CV risk Glitazones and CV riskCalcium and CV risk Lately the news has been full of warnings about NSAIDs, glitazones and calcium. But evidencebasedmedicine requires judicious use of current best evidence…

Pharmacist Coalition Calls For Greater Recognition of Pharmacist Roles

14th October 2011 by PCHR The Pharmacist Coalition for Health Reform has welcomed the Labor Party Caucus Health Committee’s description of pharmacy professionals as the “vital link” in the Australian health system. Speaking at the Pharmacy…

Pharmacists Active in Supporting Consumer Care

19 October 2011 The National President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA), Mr Grant Kardachi, said today that “the professional role of the pharmacist is critical to any patient support program.“PSA prefers an approach where…