Enrol in SIR30116 Certificate III in Community Pharmacy or SIR40116 Certificate IV in Community Pharmacy for just $494*. Some students may come under concessional funding and pay only $195*. That’s a saving of over $2,000^ per enrolment! Hurry, current funding agreement ends June 30 2018!! SIR30116 CERTIFICATE III IN COMMUNITY PHARMACY Designed to update and expand product … Read more
The countdown is on to find the next Pharmacy Guild of Australia/Maxigesic Pharmacy Assistant of the Year. The Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award, which is now in its 12th year, is the premier award for approximately 35,000 pharmacy assistants in Australia. The Award recognises the outstanding contribution that pharmacy assistants make to the community … Read more
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
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
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
How did you get started in pharmacy? I was 17, working in the local bakery and had plans to move to Melbourne. I hadn’t considered working in the pharmacy until one of the pharmacy assistants came into the bakery and recommended that I apply for a job. I still wasn’t sure that I wanted to … Read more
How did you get started in pharmacy? As I prepared to graduate high school I knew I wasn’t interested in attending university. Instead, I started looking into full-time work, when I found a traineeship in pharmacy. I already had a Certificate II in Skin Care and Beauty, so I saw it as a great opportunity … Read more
How did you get started in pharmacy? I started working in Priceline in Tasmania over 18 years ago, and it wasn’t really until Priceline started branching into Pharmacy about ten years ago that I even considered a career in pharmacy. I really didn’t know anything about the industry, but it seemed like a very logical … Read more
How did you get started in pharmacy? I started my career in pharmacy when I was just 15! I applied for a junior position at Priceline Pharmacy Galwer Place and I never looked back! Can you give me a brief overview of your career in pharmacy? I started working in the pharmacy as an after … Read more