The Burrum Heads pharmacy has something a little special – and when I say little, I mean little! Pictured above is (L-R) Madonna, Brittany, Tayla, Amy, Sam and six months old Evander. Sam Hartley the owner and Pharmacist of Burrum Heads Pharmacy, in the Fraser Coast Region has come up with a very brilliant marketing … Read more
The November Student of the Month is Brooke Hall from Harding’s Pharmacy Murrumba Downs, in the Moreton Bay Region. Guild Trainer/Assessor, Erin Le Feuvre who nominated Brooke, had this to say: “Brooke takes a lot of pride in all of her books. She is always prepared and ready to learn. She’s an absolute pleasure to … Read more
By Kathy Gribble, Guild Trainer / Assessor More than 350 delegates from around Australia gathered at QT Gold Coast in October for the annual Pharmacy Assistant National Conference (PA2017). The PA Conference is like the Ekka for Pharmacy Assistants – two and a half days of excitement, thrills, food, drinks and of course show bags! The … Read more
Author: Heather Sexena, originally published in Pharmacy News The TGA has issued instructions to guide pharmacy assistants on what they can say to patients before and after all codeine products become prescription-only next year. The TGA says there can be a fine line between patient education and advertising, “especially if the content and presentation of information … Read more
Pain is one of the most common reasons to visit a pharmacy. Many customers have established routines and preferred medicines to relieve their pain. The change to the scheduling of certain medicines to relieve pain on 1 February 2018 represents a significant change to the types of medicines available to relieve pain in the pharmacy. … Read more
By Clare Stone, Queensland Pharmacy Assistant of the Year winner 2017 Wow did I just read that correctly? Did that really have my name on it? Yes, it did, and it reads “Dear Clare, CONGRATULATIONS you have been nominated for the 2017 Pharmacy Guild of Australia / Maxigesic Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award (PATY).” WOW, … Read more
By Linden Pirrone, Guild Trainer / Assessor The countdown to Christmas has begun! Tis the season to start preparing the ham, turkey, prawns, an abundance of salads, Christmas pudding and Pavlova (wow, I am hungry just thinking about it). But as pharmacy assistants ‘tis the season for overeating, heartburn and indigestion! Many of us, including … Read more
The October Boss of the Month is Edward Yau, Pharmacist, Priceline Pharmacy Caloundra. Edward has been nominated by the entire team at Priceline Pharmacy Caloundra, who had the following to say: We have a fantastic Pharmacist! Our Pharmacist is friendly, positive and always there for us no matter what. Our Pharmacist is helpful, approachable and … Read more
Clare Stone, Queensland State winner Sally Edwards, Nothern Territory State winner Kylie Marsh, New South Wales State winner Kimberley Hunt, South Australia State winner Karlie Read, Western Australia State winner Samuel Vince, Tasmania State Winner Stephanie Meiklejohn, Victoria State Winner Get to know the State and Territory Finalists of The Pharmacy Guild of Australia/Maxigesic Pharmacy … Read more
How did you get started in pharmacy? I was an optical mechanic by trade, manufacturing contact lens in Adelaide. I was 30 years old, pregnant with my daughter, and my husband and I had just bought a house in the Adelaide Hills when the company we were both employed by closed down. I had been … Read more