PGA-Newsletter Vol 2.No.11,28 March,2012

A new survey from the National Prescribing Service (NPS) has found that 57 per cent of Australians report they have made a mistake with theirmedicines in the past 12 months. In a survey of 1205 people, 44 per cent said they had forgotten…

Community Pharmacies Are Responsible Employers

2 April 2012 The Pharmacy Guild of Australia is confident that the overwhelming majority of community pharmacies act in good faith to comply fully with the Pharmacy Industry Award 2010. The Guild urges its members to pay all employees according…

Medicines Partnership of Australia

23 March,2012 The pharmaceutical industry has worked well together to ensure continuity of supply of important Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines at the time of significant price changes on 1 April. Many manufacturers, wholesalers…

PSS-106th Annual General Meeting

The 106th Annual General Meeting was held in York Hotel on 17-Mar-2012 in conjunction with the Pre-reg Graduation ceremony and with a side event showcasing the  talents of our fellow pharmacists in a fun-filled event coined Pharmacist Got…

Advanced Pharmacy Practice A Consultation Paper for the Pharmacy Profession

March 2012 Background and purpose It is important that this initiative directed at defining and recognising advanced pharmacy practice has input  from and the support of the profession.  This Consultation Paper has been prepared through the…

Consultation on Advanced Pharmacy Practice

19th Mar.,2012 The Advanced Pharmacy Practice Framework Steering Committee (APPFSC) is a profession-wide collaborative forum, working on initiatives which are linked to the national competency standards for pharmacists. The APPFSC, chaired…

New Era in Pharmacy Professional Development and Practice Support

18 March 2012 The opportunity to participate in an exciting new era in pharmacy professional development and practice support is a step closer with the opening of registrations for the Clinical and Practice Expo (CPExpo). In a strategic decision,…

PGA Newsletter – Vol.2 No.10 21st Mar.,2012

21st Mar.,2012 New legislation overhauling Australia’s patent system will encourage medical  research and bring Australia into line with intellectual property systems in other OECD countries Medicines Australia Chief Executive Dr Brendan Shaw…

PGA Newsletter – Vol.2 No.9 14th Mar.,2012

14th March.,2012 The Government has embarked on an ambitious health  reform agenda.  At the heart of these reforms is a commitment  to patient-focused care Patient focused care means we must make our health system  more accountable and…

Majority in favour of removing Pharmacists From SOL

23rd March 2012 Both the Guild and SHPA said data to be released by the Pharmacy Board of Australia (PBA) in the first half of this year will provide more detailed workforce information for pharmacists on a national basis. This data, while…