COVID-19
‘How much did doctors’ lobbying influence the initial shape of the rollout?’
All eligible pharmacies will now be able to take part in the COVID-19 vaccination rollout – but one pundit asks why were they shut out from the start Pharmacy Guild …
PPE plays ‘mitigating role’, but not only factor
Some pharmacists are having to isolate for weeks despite wearing full PPE when exposed to an infectious patient, a measure that is “crippling” the workforce, says one owner As pharmacies …
Pharmacy jab advice ‘puts people at risk,’ says doc
Doctors have slammed a suggestion that the general public have their first dose of AstraZeneca vaccine with a GP, and the second with a pharmacist On Tuesday, Queensland Health Minister …
Long lines for AZ jab, tough conditions for pharmacists
The public in red zones are embracing pharmacy vaccination against COVID-19 – but pharmacists and staff are facing grim conditions Another thousand pharmacies are expected to receive their COVID-19 vaccination …
Restricted representations
The TGA has handed down more than $23K in fines relating to unlawful advertising of medicinal cannabis to treat cancer, and of homeopathy for COVID-19 The Therapeutic Goods Administration made …
Thanks a million, as more pharmacists activated
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia says it welcomes the fastest million COVID-19 vaccine doses in state and territory run clinics to date It also says it welcomes the …
Seeking help from overseas
Pharmacists have been added to the skilled migrant list to boost vaccine rollout, government says The Federal Minister for Immigration has announced that pharmacists have been included on the Priority …
NSW ramps up vax rollout, Qld criticises ‘strollout’
The list of pharmacies on the COVID-19 watch list balloons, as the NSW premier announces change to the pharmacy jab program All adults in NSW will now be able to …
‘Get off your arse,’ Twomey tells PHNs
Pharmacists are having to pay for their own personal protective equipment due to failures by Primary Health Networks, says the Guild’s national president Pharmacy Guild national president Adjunct Professor Trent …
Moderna vax approval continues apace
“Critical laboratory materials” arrive in country as hopes build for availability of new vax alternative With the wider vaccine focus on the paucity of Pfizer’s Comirnaty and the abundance of …
Pharmacists joining the party
“Now the time is right for us to bring pharmacists into play” vax rollout chief tells Senate as he outlines pharmacy’s new role and why it’s been sidelined From this …
Psychological distress linked to COVID-19
The frequency of suicide in Victoria didn’t change with the onset of COVID-19, however, the pandemic could be a major background stressor: study reveals While COVID-19 is not linked to …