Time to swing the pendulum back
Pharmacists need to make their voices heard when it comes to their changing roles, writes Adam Forrest It’s hard for me not to feel disappointed by the 7CPA. I understand …
Emergency pharmacy fund established
South Australia has established an emergency fund to ensure community pharmacies can keep providing essential services Minister for Health and Wellbeing Stephen Wade announced the $200,000 emergency fund on Tuesday, …
$100 cash kickback for each false HMR
A pharmacist has had her registration suspended for 18 months after she used another pharmacist’s identity to submit payment claims for 129 HMRs which were not performed at patients’ homes …
The week in review
Pharmacy has been under fire this week, with one store closing for cleaning after an “absolutely disgusting” prank, 18 pharmacists having to self-isolate and #BunningsKaren reportedly confronting a pharmacy worker …
Pharmacists ‘not currently qualified’ for UTI trial
A pharmacist and several doctors have again called for the Queensland UTI trial to be halted, citing concerns about antimicrobial resistance Senior Infectious Diseases Pharmacist, Aryan Shahabi-Sirjani, Chair of the …
Diversity call at Guild
Pharmacy is a “highly feminised” industry which could do with more female leaders, says one stakeholder Pharmacy Guild national executive director Suzanne Greenwood has urged female pharmacy owners to consider …
World news wrapup: 30 July 2020
Patient info goes missing after vandalism; COVID-19 cluster linked to pharmacy; Tory peer champions pharmacy US: The CVS pharmacy chain has revealed that following vandalism at a number of stores …
Mental health: bridging the gap
A key pharmacy mental health trial funded under the 6CPA is set to commence shortly The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Griffith University and the University of …
Pharmacists test negative
HPS has confirmed that the 18 hospital pharmacists self-isolating in Sydney have returned negative COVID-19 tests On Tuesday, the AJP reported that 18 pharmacists from St Vincent’s Private Hospital Darlinghurst …
Hoax COVID-19 call made to Chemist Warehouse
A retail manager has called for pharmacies to be vigilant after an “absolutely disgusting” prank call sparked a store closure At 4.40pm on Friday, the Chemist Warehouse Sebastopol in Ballarat …
Hospital pharmacy staff in isolation
Pharmacy staff who ate at a Thai restaurant linked to a positive case of COVID-19 are now in self-isolation NSW Health has directed everybody who was at the Thai Rock …
‘Slap in the face’ at the border
“Glaring unintended consequences” of the NSW-Victoria border closure are impacting pharmacy workers who have been unable to travel to their place of work Anthony Tassone, Victorian branch president of the …