How did you get started in pharmacy? As I was preparing to finish school in 2005 I started looking into different career pathways. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do, but I saw an advertisement for a trainee position at a pharmacy in Belmont, NSW. I got the job and started from the bottom, … Read more
How did you get started in pharmacy? I started my career in pharmacy while living in Tully, which is located between Cairns and Townsville in Far North Queensland. At the time I was taking part in the Better Baxter weight management program, which was facilitated through the pharmacy. They offered me a job – and … Read more
This year we had an outstanding number of candidates for the 2017 Pharmacy Guild of Australia/ Maxigesic Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award! Congratulations to all our Queensland finalists! Melissa Mckeown from Brighton Pharmacy Christina Spampinato from Sadleirs Pharmacy Kristie Williams from Balgal Beach Pharmacy Tamara Thomson from Priceline Pharmacy Caboolture North Melanie Norman from … Read more
Nominations for the 2017 Pharmacy Guild of Australia/ Maxigesic Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award have now closed. This year, more nominations were received than ever before – with 575 third-party nominations, 256 responses to nominations and 58 self-nominations, totalling 633 nominations – breaking last year’s record of 568 nominations! The Pharmacy Guild of Australia … Read more
There’s just two weeks to go to nominate yourself for the 2017 Pharmacy Guild of Australia / Maxigesic Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award (PATY)! With third party nominations now closed, you can still nominate yourself until self-nominations close on Friday 16 June! If you think you have the skills, knowledge and passion to be … Read more
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia and Maxigesic have started their nation-wide search to find Australia’s best pharmacy assistant and they need your help to find the ‘best of the best’ in community pharmacy. The Pharmacy Guild of Australia/Maxigesic Pharmacy Assistant of the Year Award (PATY) is more than an award, it is an opportunity to … Read more
For Pharmacy Assistant of the Year, Natanya McLenaghan, APP2017 was an amazing opportunity to expand her knowledge of pharmacy, network with industry professionals and push her career to the next level. We caught up with Natanya post APP to see what she took away from the conference, and why she would recommend other pharmacy assistants … Read more
Natanya McLenaghan from Aspley Discount Drug Store in Queensland has been named the 2016 Pharmacy Guild of Australia/GuildSuper National Pharmacy Assistant of The Year. Natanya was chosen from over 580 nominations and awarded the title at the annual Pharmacy Assistant National Conference on the Gold Coast. “I feel very honoured to be chosen as the … Read more
Tell us about your PATY experience? My experience has been truly wonderful thus far and I am so honoured to be a part of the PATY journey. At times it has been a bit overwhelming but it has pushed me out of my comfort zone. Winning the State title for NSW was not only a … Read more
Tell us about your PATY experience? PATY has been a wonderful experience so far. Everyone that has been involved has been really supportive. I have already gained so much knowledge and insight into pharmacy. What was the workshop day like? The workshop was an experience in itself. I was the youngest person there and I … Read more