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Pease Street Discount Drug Store wins GuildCare Pharmacy of Year
Pease Street Discount Drug Store in Cairns, Queensland has won GuildCare’s third annual Pharmacy of the Year award for its effective use of and exemplary commitment to delivering GuildCare’s five …
GMiA launches Guide to Biosimilars
The Generic Medicines Industry Association (GMiA) will today launch the GMiA Guide to Biosimilars during a Parliamentary Friends of Medicine event at Parliament House. The GMiA Guide to Biosimilars aims …
Attacks on pharmacists hurtful to profession: PSA
Recent media attacks on pharmacists and their integrity are both unfounded and unwarranted, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia says. National President of the PSA, Grant Kardachi, says the attacks contain …
Don’t fear the TPP: Medicines Australia
The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement will open up vast new markets for Australian companies, including manufacturers of innovative medicines and vaccines, Medicines Australia CEO, Tim James, said today. “Pharmaceuticals …
Community pharmacies are people-pleasers: Roy Morgan
Australia’s community pharmacies are people-pleasers, proving they know what customers want, says a spokesperson for Roy Morgan Research. For the third consecutive year, Guardian Pharmacy took out the Chemist/Pharmacy of …
Why pharmacy assistants matter: Sam Maalouf
Mastering the art of referral hand-in-hand with the pharmacist is an essential skill for pharmacy assistants, says Sam Maalouf, Amcal Max business manager, Doncaster East, Victoria. Sam has won numerous …
Pharmacists worried by OTC codeine
Many pharmacists have real concerns about OTC codeine-based analgesics and are open to alternate options, a new survey reveals. The survey conducted for AFT Pharmaceuticals, makers of Maxigesic (which does …
Guild, Amneal give to Cure Brain Cancer Foundation
At the Australian Pharmacy Professional conference on the Gold Coast, Guild National President George Tambassis and Amneal Pharmaceuticals Managing Director Gavin Upiter presented cheques of $10,000 each to Jhaike Braham of …
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 …
Luke Vrankovich Intern of the Year
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has awarded Luke Vrankovich the title of Inaugural MIMS Pharmacy Guild of Australia Intern of the Year. Luke has been an outstanding intern at CHC …
PSA misrepresented on homoeopathy
A recent headline in medical newsletters stating ‘Pharmacists reluctant to give up on homeopathy’ misrepresents the public position of the PSA, the organisation says. The newsletter reports made no reference …
News reports ‘a kick in the guts’ for pharmacy: Guild
News Limited newspapers have today carried a story about pharmacies which completely distorts the reality currently facing community pharmacies in Australia, the Pharmacy Guild says. The report, How a pharmacy …