Nominations for the 2018 Pharmacy Guild of Australia / Maxigesic Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award (PATY) will open on 1 March! The Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award is the premier award for Australian pharmacy assistants, recognising and celebrating the passion and knowledge of pharmacy assistants. Each year, we search Australia-wide to find the … Read more
Following the scheduling change for codeine-containing medicines, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) have released the final module to assist pharmacy assistants, ‘Codeine rescheduling: Communication in pain management’. This module will explore principles of communicating with patients regarding pain management and medicines misuse. Funded by the Australian Government, the … Read more
By The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, National Secretariat Being the victim of facing a disruptive or angry customer can be traumatic and have long-lasting effects on pharmacy staff and other customers in the pharmacy when such an event occurs. Reducing the risk in the pharmacy and knowing how to deal with potentially traumatic incidents is … Read more
By Kelly Danvers, Business Support Officer Our retail offer is often the largest part of our pharmacy space. Most of us give more floor space to our Front of Shop than our Dispensary but we often don’t give enough time or thought to how our customers see our store, and whether we invite them to … Read more
Purple Day is a worldwide campaign dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding of epilepsy. On 26 March each year, people are encouraged to wear purple to show their support of those living with epilepsy. Purple Day was founded in 2008 by 9-year-old Cassidy Megan of Canada. Motivated by her own struggles with epilepsy, Cassidy started Purple Day in … Read more