PGA Newsletter – Vol.2 No.3 1st Feb.,2012

1st Feb 2012 GSK has released a statement in regards to price reductions of F2 medicines: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Australia will reduce the price of F2 medicines impacted by the price disclosure reduction on 1 March 2012, one month earlier than…

PGA Newsletter – Vol.2 No.2 25th Jan. 2012

25th Jan.,2012 This year Let’s Beat Bowel Cancer is launching FOBruary, a health promotion campaign aimed at reducing the number of deaths caused by bowel cancer. FOBruary calls on all Australians over the age of 50 to have an annual FOB Test…

NPS-Dangerous Drugs Online: Counterfeits and Undeclared Ingredients

1 February 2012 The risks associated with self-medication have been amplified by the ability to buy prescription, non-prescription and complementary medicines as well as 'recreational' drugs online, according to an article by Dr Ben Davies in…

Antipsychotics in Focus at Offshore Refresher

19 January 2012 To many pharmacists and GPs, antipsychotics are something of a mystery. But for pharmacists attending the PSA offshore Refresher Conference this year, help is at hand. Professor Andrew McLachlan, Education Director of the Refresher…

Mental Health Roadmap a Good First Step

18 January 2012  The Government’s draft Ten Year Plan for Mental Health is a welcome first step in helping to address what is Australia’s third most prevalent health problem after heart disease and cancer. However, Vice-President of the…

PGA Newsletter – Vol.2 No.1 18th Jan. 2012

18th January, 2012 A study by NPS in collaboration with the University of Melbourne —published in the Medical Journal of Australia — has provided new insights into how people use medicines on a daily basis and highlights that the use of…

A New Event in 2012 to Accelerate Pharmacy Business

Jan.12, 2012 The new Pharmacy Business Network event is one of the Guild’s most exciting initiatives for 2012. The Pharmacy Business Network will be held in Canberra at the National Convention Centre from 13 – 16 September 2012. It replaces…

PGA Newsletter – Vol.1 No.30 November 2011

APLF names new chair The Australian Pharmacy Liaison Forum (APLF) is an independent coalition of representatives from ten peak national pharmacy organisations who work together on common issues of national importance to the pharmacy profession…

PGA Newsletter – Vol.1 No.31 November 2011

Doctors and pharmacists want improved drug interaction alerts A National Prescribing Service (NPS) survey has identified a number of improvements for drug interaction alerts in prescribing and dispensing software to better meet the information…

Health Portfolio – Ministerial Change

12 December 2011 The Pharmacy Guild of Australia welcomes the appointment of Tanya Plibersek to the crucial portfolio of Health. Minister Plibersek has been a strong performer for the Government, and now rises to the challenge of progressing…