Responsible Dispensing of Generic Medicines
Australia4 April 2012 Reports that pharmacists may possibly be dispensing a ”pharmacy-preferred brand” of generic drugs without proper consultation with the patient would be contravening the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s Guidelines on…
PGA-Newsletter Vol.2, No.12,4 April,2012
AustraliaA report in the Sydney Morning Herald today accuses some communitypharmacies of seeking to “impose” generic medicines on elderly patients. The Pharmacy Guild would not support any pharmacist imposing genericmedicines on any patient –…
PGA-Newsletter Vol 2.No.11,28 March,2012
AustraliaA 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
Australia2 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
Australia23 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
SingaporeThe 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
AustraliaMarch 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
Australia19th 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
Australia18 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
Australia21st 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…