Pharmacy-owning GP next door disqualified
Dispensing practices at a Sydney pharmacy were so bad that a Tribunal has said a report on them should be “compulsory reading for every pharmacist” Part One of a report …
Pharmacy accused of ‘cookbook or recipe medicine’
A GP and pharmacist has accused pharmacy of using the Queensland UTI trial and vaccinations as “new ways to get traffic into their retail outlets” The Australian Medical Association’s Queensland …
‘Pharmacists and their staff felt forgotten.’
Pharmacy was often not consulted in the Queensland Government’s response to COVID-19, resulting in barriers to providing help, says one stakeholder The PSA’s submission to the Health, Communities, Disability Services …
Police roundup
A rash of pharmacy robberies have taken place around the country, and one pharmacy suffered damage when a car crashed through its front doors Launceston, Tasmania: Police are investigating two …
Pharmacies bracing for ‘round two’
Stakeholders call for a pause in the easing of COVID-19 restrictions as the Guild wants pharmacy to be at the forefront of PPE distribution With nine Victorian public housing towers …
Pharmacy under fire
One doctor has accused the PSA of being “asleep at the wheel” in 7CPA negotiations, while another has declared that the Guild “enjoys a magical path of political favour” A …
COVID cleaning costs pharmacies
COVID-19 infections have reached pharmacy, prompting a call for help with Government assistance Anthony Tassone, Victorian branch president of the Pharmacy Guild, says that the sector is beginning to feel …
The week in review
The TGA’s been busy this week, and pharmacists report stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic We saw stakeholders react to the Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement, with the Consumers Health Forum’s …
Guild accused of being ‘very secretive’
A leading doctor has cited recent data showing significant vaccine underreporting in an attack on a pharmacy antibiotics trial Chair of RACGP Queensland Dr Bruce Willett spoke to RACGP publication …
Crime roundup
A man who allegedly stole around $300 worth of goods from a Chemist Warehouse has been refused bail The Herald Sun reports that Gabriel Staikuras, along with his girlfriend, was …
Expanding immunisation through pharmacists
Pharmacists around the world can now make use of a resource from the International Pharmaceutical Federation to help them expand their role in immunisation The resource, “Give it a shot: …
Consumers urged not to stockpile promising COVID drug
Stockpiling of dexamethasone is being “strongly discouraged” after preliminary findings from the UK found it could play a role in helping treat people with severe COVID-19 The PSA has posted …