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 …
The week in review
Personal protective equipment and pharmacy’s role in supporting Australians through the COVID-19 pandemic were key issues this week The first e-script in South Australia was dispensed with Minfos by TerryWhite …
Don’t come to pharmacy with symptoms
The Victorian Government has announced it will distribute face masks to vulnerable people, with community pharmacy listed as one of the places to get them – but one group has …
Winning student named
Kurtis Gray from The University of Western Australia has won the 2020 PSA Mylan Pharmacy Student of the Year (PSOTY) Award The strong field of students competing in the National …
Paid pandemic leave: still on the table?
The Fair Work Commission is revisiting its position on paid pandemic leave, saying that circumstances have changed since it last rejected the proposal – but only for aged care workers …
Sanitiser help
Consumer Healthcare Products Australia and Life Education have launched a consumer information campaign that promotes the proper use and safe storage of hand sanitisers This latest collaboration between the two …
World news wrapup: 23 July 2020
Quest to reunite former pharmacy customers with their 80s photos; ex-pharmacist sentenced over attempt to rob fish and chip shop; former pharmacist to stay in prison after outcry from his …
COVID-19 at Chemist Discount Centre
Another pharmacy worker has tested positive to COVID-19, and a Mitchell Shire pharmacy closed for cleaning The Chemist Discount Centre Seymour posted a notice on Facebook over the weekend to …
NSW pharmacy to ‘promote help-seeking at a local level’
Pharmacists in drought-affected NSW are to be offered mental health training to help their patients The NSW Government has announced a $1 million pilot scheme to deliver mental health training …
Cincotta chemist cleaned after COVID-19 scare
A pharmacy closed for cleaning after a patient visited a medical centre located inside it, then recorded a false positive for the novel coronavirus Cabramatta Plaza in Western Sydney announced …