The week in review
Vaccination was the hot topic this week, with the COVID-19 jab rollout running into trouble First, we learned that the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in community pharmacy would be delayed by …
Poll: Are you registered and practising… or something else?
Are you keeping up your registration – but working or studying outside pharmacy? Tell us in our latest poll There’s been a lot of talk lately about dissatisfaction in the …
Crime roundup
A WA pharmacy endures a dramatic siege while across the country, police explain an uptick in Gold Coast pharmacy robberies Mainstream media reported that police have charged a man over …
Sub-register extended
Ahpra and National Boards have extended the support available from retired pharmacists and other registered health practitioners on the pandemic response sub-register, for a further 12 months from this week …
Pharmacy partners with Woolies
Sydney-based national online discount chemist SuperPharmacy has announced that it will join the Woolworths’ Everyday Rewards program This means that its customers will be able to earn rewards points under …
‘Why wouldn’t I just want to go to my pharmacy?’
New Guild national president Trent Twomey has slammed the NSW Government’s mass COVID-19 vaccination hub plan as nonsensical, time-consuming and inconvenient State premier Gladys Berejiklian announced that, “the NSW Government …
World news wrapup: 8 April 2021
Pharmacist sentenced over hydroxychloroquine importation; high street downturn blamed for UK store closures; rural pharmacies report vaccine no-shows Draper, Utah: A pharmacist has avoided a custodial sentence after he illegally …
World news wrapup: 1 April 2021
Irish pharmacists pile into vaccination centre and abuse workers; US pharmacist turns TikTok sleuth on vaccination faking; appeal to examine whether UK pharmacist’s comments were antisemitic Cork, Ireland: COVID-19 vaccination …
World Pharmacists Day 2021 theme announced
“Pharmacy: Always trusted for your health” will be the theme of World Pharmacists Day on 25 September The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has announced the day’s theme in late March. …
COVID-19 casual contact alert
Pharmacies have been added to watchlists in both Queensland and NSW, as authorities hope the lockdown could be lifted before Easter Queensland Health has updated the list of locations visited …
Errors update
Active Ingredient Prescribing continues to experience teething problems, with practitioners urged to double-check scripts Following reports of initial software provider troubles regarding Active Ingredient Prescribing, the Department of Health has …
No more need for surge workforce
The pandemic response sub-register is set to close for pharmacists on 5 April Regulators have issued a statement thanking health practitioners on the pandemic response sub-register, which will be closed …