Twitter roundup
Booster shots, COVID jabs for kids and the availability (or not) of rapid antigen tests have been the issues of the day on social media… as well as a bit …
Skyrocketing RAT price scrutiny
Nearly half the reports made to the ACCC about rapid antigen test “potential scams” are about pharmacies The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says it has “significant concerns” about the …
‘This is not on:’ RATs redirected?
The Federal Government has denied that it is redirecting rapid antigen tests ordered by pharmacies to itself, as stores struggle with supply Member for Eden-Monaro Kristy McBain has shared an …
Up to $15k for expanding vax services
The Pharmacy Guild has welcomed a Victorian initiative providing grants to pharmacies expanding their COVID-19 vaccination services The Victorian Government is scaling up its vaccination booster program, including pop-up sites, …
‘If you want to wear the hijab then I’d ask that you resign.’
A Sydney pharmacist was forced out of her job when she started wearing hijab, an inquiry has heard The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights has heard the story of …
Pharmacists beg for COVID safety moves
Australian pharmacists are calling on State and Territory Governments to urgently reinstate COVID-19 mitigation measures Policies such as mask mandates, QR check-in codes and density limits to protect public health …
Rubbery figures at CWH?
Consumer group Choice has taken aim at Chemist Warehouse, claiming it has found “evidence that retailers can and will defy reasonable consumer expectations” Choice’s Andy Kollmorgen wrote this week that …
COVID jab pay boosted
The Australian Government has moved to reverse funding cuts for pharmacists and GPs delivering booster shots This is a welcome development which should help manage the current surge in COVID-19 …
Guild slams Pill final decision
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia says it is deeply regrettable women will continue to be barred from purchasing oral contraceptives without a prescription Guild National Councillor Natalie Willis says the …
‘Hope is not a strategy here.’
Many pharmacies are not providing COVID boosters or dropping out of the program, while those still going are being “smashed” by demand Last month, in response to numerous stakeholder calls …
Pharmacy handed $40k cannabis fine
A pharmacy has been fined nearly $40,000 over its advertising of medicinal cannabis including an in-store poster The Therapeutic Goods Administration has issued three infringement notices, totalling $39,960, to a …
Checks miss drug with almost-identical name
A single letter made all the difference when a pharmacist dispensed the same medication twice in error New Zealand’s Health and Disability Commissioner has issued a report about a case …