News
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Guild Update 03 Jan 17: Gearing up for 2017
Tuesday | Jan 3 2017NOW is a great time to make sure your Pharmacy's business plan for sustainable growth is in place for 2017.
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Dispensary Corner 03 Jan 17
Tuesday | Jan 3 2017A fast food outlet in Belfast, Ireland has highlighted a special request from a flu-stricken customer who used the 'comments' area of an online order form to plead for the delivery of some cold medication.
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Cannabis chair
Tuesday | Jan 3 2017DR Andrew Southcott has been named as the chair of the new Australian Advisory Council on the Medicinal Use of Cannabis.
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Men’s health focus
Tuesday | Jan 3 2017WHILE most men don't seem to agree, their health is an extremely important issue, says Karen Brown, Samford Chemmart Pharmacy Managing Partner and guest blogger for the Pharmacy Guild of Australia.
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Cool kids UV protected
Tuesday | Jan 3 2017CHILDREN should wear sunglasses when outdoors to protect their vulnerable eyes from ultra violet (UV) radiation exposure from the sun, according to a formal Australian Medical Association statement.
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Ethical pharmacists
Tuesday | Jan 3 2017AMERICANS consider pharmacists to have strong honesty and ethics, with pharmacy coming in second place behind nursing in the annual Gallup poll of professions - ahead of doctors, engineers, dentists and police.
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Ley’s $12k plane fare
Tuesday | Jan 3 2017HEALTH minister Sussan Ley spent more than $12,000 chartering a private jet so she could attend the Pharmacy Guild's APP conference on the Gold Coast in Mar last year, according to a News Limited media report this morning.
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NAPSA survey out
Tuesday | Jan 3 2017PHARMACY students from across Australia have urged a stronger focus on mental health, with 73% of respondents to the annual National Australian Pharmacy Students' Association (NAPSA) survey indicating that Mental Health First Aid Training should be a requirement to become a Registered Pharmacist.
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‘Health Hub’ a finalist
Tuesday | Jan 3 2017SHIFTING customers' mindset from treating their local 24 hour pharmacy purely as a 'convenience store' to recognition as an 'health hub' was the task facing Beaufort St 24hr Chemist in Perth.
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Wholesaler prosecuted
Tuesday | Jan 3 2017THE NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal has made a finding of unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct against Mr Mina Attia, a registered pharmacist and wholesaler of pharmaceutical goods.