Pharmacist arrested over COVID-19 vaccine sabotage
A US hospital pharmacist accused of tampering with hundreds of COVID-19 vaccine doses is reportedly a “conspiracy theorist” A Wisconsin hospital pharmacist is alleged to have intentionally sabotaged more than …
Victorian pharmacists recognised for excellence
The PSA Victorian branch has announced the state’s Pharmacist of the Year, ECP of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award winners and more A number of Victorian pharmacists have been honoured …
Convicted pharmacist struck off over illegal vaccine supply
A former Sydney proprietor has been struck off the register after she was jailed for supplying thousands of Gardasil 9 vaccines without the proper authority A NSW tribunal has cancelled …
How did COVID-19 really impact dispensing?
Script dispensing numbers went crazy in March due to the pandemic rush, with demand for one group of medicines increasing by 87%, a new report shows Volume of PBS scripts …
Pharmacy worker has COVID-19, CWH on watch list
A hospital pharmacy worker has tested positive to COVID-19 after working across multiple sites, and a Chemist Warehouse has been added to NSW Health’s watch list As numbers rise in …
Govt reveals actual spend on community pharmacy
How much money went to Australia’s 5800+ community pharmacies for drugs, dispensing and pharmacy programs in 2019-20? A PBS report reveals all The Federal Government remunerated community pharmacies and friendly …
High levels of anxiety, depression symptoms found among Aussie women
The Jean Hailes Women’s Health Survey 2020 has uncovered some shocking statistics on wellbeing, mental health and domestic violence during year of Covid, bushfires Jean Hailes for Women’s Health has …
TGA conducts safety investigation into antidepressants use in young people
The review was sparked by concerns that increased antidepressant prescribing could be linked to a rise in suicide rates among young people in Australia… but what did they find? The …
Pharmacist salary update
Which cities saw a downward trend on pharmacist salaries in 2020, while another region has manager salaries up to $152k? And how far have penalty rates dropped? This latest salary …
Student support
PDL opens Student Grant Program for 2021 “As events are continuing to be booked into the 2021 calendar, we have now opened the PDL Student Grant Program for 2021,” the …
Censure across state lines
A pharmacist has been reprimanded in NSW for improperly obtaining medicines, just six months after he was struck off by a Queensland tribunal over stolen cash and drugs that led …
Are young Aussies at risk from OTC analgesic use?
Nearly one third of young adults think OTC analgesics are “completely harmless” and one quarter take them for a non-indicated purpose, says intern pharmacist researcher While analgesics are commonly used …