The week in review
COVID-19 vaccine issues continued to dominate the conversation this week, as well as a focus on dispensing errors The first Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Australia this week; and new …
‘Medicines reconciliation should be practised in every healthcare setting.’
FIP has produced a toolkit for medicines reconciliation to support pharmacists in improving patient safety With the release of the toolkit, the International Pharmaceutical Federation also aims to contribute to …
Priceline raises funds, adds new charity partner
Priceline Pharmacy says it has raised over $600,000 for the Priceline Sisterhood Foundation Over a two-month period, Priceline customers rounded up their instore transactions with the more than 470 stores …
Busy week for Coomera cops, chemists
Three teenagers have been arrested after they smashed their way into a pharmacy with a shopping trolley in one of two robberies this week Mainstream media report that three young …
Vaping crackdown sees illegal product seized
NSW Health has warned anyone selling nicotine e-cigarettes that they face fines of up to $1,100 per offence The warning comes after authorities seized $450,000 worth of illegal product last year, …
CWH float delayed… again?
The latest speculation on Chemist Warehouse’s rumoured initial public offering sees a potential deal delayed till 2022 While at the end of 2020 finance pundits were suggesting that Chemist Warehouse …
Pharmacist allowed his shops to sell illicit drugs
A former pharmacist has been banned from applying for re-registration for two years after police seized poppers and synthetic cannabis from his shops The WA State Administrative Tribunal has reprimanded …
AZ jab provisionally approved
The TGA has provisionally approved the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, which will be administered in pharmacies and other settings The Department of Health made the announcement Tuesday, noting that the first …
COVID jab interest growing
As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout draws closer, new data shows interest in uptake continues to grow Roy Morgan has again looked into attitudes around issues surrounding the novel coronavirus, and …
The week in review
COVID-19 vaccination made the headlines again this week, as well as some award-winning pharmacists GPs are still urging against the use of pharmacists in rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine, with …
World news wrapup: 11 February 2021
Panic in Lebanon as meds fly off the shelves; pharmacist son reunites with father to give him COVID jab; collective agreement to boost wages in West Africa Lebanon: Yahoo News …
Consumers warned off discounter
NSW Fair Trading has taken the step of warning Australians not to use a discount online pharmacy, following claims paid-for items do not arrive NSW Fair Trading Commissioner, Rose Webb …