The week in review
As the COVID-19 crisis in NSW continues, there’s been plenty happening in the pharmacy sector this week More and more pharmacies were added to the list of COVID-19 exposure sites …
$11m unlawful advertising penalty sets a record
A supplier of unapproved sports supplements has been told to pay $11 million, as the TGA points out their potential to damage health The Federal Court of Australia has ordered …
Structured tools for assessing interns trial to start
The Pharmacy Board has updated the profession on its structured tools for assessing interns, with a trial set for August In its latest newsletter, the Board discussed its collaboration with …
Restricted representations
The TGA has handed down more than $23K in fines relating to unlawful advertising of medicinal cannabis to treat cancer, and of homeopathy for COVID-19 The Therapeutic Goods Administration made …
Thanks a million, as more pharmacists activated
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia says it welcomes the fastest million COVID-19 vaccine doses in state and territory run clinics to date It also says it welcomes the …
Pharmacy gender gap widens… a little
The number of pharmacists registered in Australia has grown again, according to the latest data from the Pharmacy Board The Board has released a snapshot of the pharmacy sector, revealing …
World news wrapup: 29 July 2021
Hospital pharmacist allegedly charged $5 to $7 for purported COVID jab; fungal meningitis outbreak pharmacists receive new sentences; community rallies around vandalised pharmacy Diamond Harbour, India: The Telegraph India reports …
Verbal confrontation leads to notification
A pharmacist allegedly acted in a rude, aggressive manner towards a person and their family member, an at-risk patient—resulting in a notification The Pharmacy Board has published a case study …
NSW ramps up vax rollout, Qld criticises ‘strollout’
The list of pharmacies on the COVID-19 watch list balloons, as the NSW premier announces change to the pharmacy jab program All adults in NSW will now be able to …
‘Get off your arse,’ Twomey tells PHNs
Pharmacists are having to pay for their own personal protective equipment due to failures by Primary Health Networks, says the Guild’s national president Pharmacy Guild national president Adjunct Professor Trent …
Pharmacist reprimanded after altering own scripts
A pharmacist has been disqualified from practising after compounding products for other pharmacies without any authority to do so, plus self-dispensing a variety of drugs without scripts The pharmacist had …
Access under the microscope
Globally, there are more community pharmacists – and community pharmacies – per head of population, a new report has found The scope of community pharmacy practice and the sector’s regulation, …