COVID-19
Sudden lockdown impacting trade
Community pharmacies in Victoria are rising to the challenge despite out of stocks, patients struggling with mental health and general unpredictability Pharmacy staff are trucking along in the face of …
COVID jab interest growing
As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout draws closer, new data shows interest in uptake continues to grow Roy Morgan has again looked into attitudes around issues surrounding the novel coronavirus, and …
First COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Australia
The PM says plans are on track for the country’s most vulnerable to start receiving the vaccine from next Monday More than 142,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine have …
The week in review
COVID-19 vaccination made the headlines again this week, as well as some award-winning pharmacists GPs are still urging against the use of pharmacists in rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine, with …
COVID jab a ‘natural extension’ in pharmacy
Sigma Healthcare has kicked off its COVAX working group to support pharmacy partners Sigma Healthcare has initiated a dedicated working group chaired by its chief pharmacist, Brinley Hosking, to help prepare …
World news wrapup: 11 February 2021
Panic in Lebanon as meds fly off the shelves; pharmacist son reunites with father to give him COVID jab; collective agreement to boost wages in West Africa Lebanon: Yahoo News …
Pharmacists couldn’t handle anaphylaxis, GP claims
One pharmacy leader has asked GPs to act like a popular Disney character and “Let it go,” over COVID-19 vaccination AMA national president Dr Omar Khorshid has appeared in mainstream …
Is pharmacy ready for the COVID vaccine?
The federal government wants the COVID-19 vaccination rollout to being in February, but our readers are not sure if pharmacy is ready Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has said this …
Panic surge sees trading spike 450%
New data has revealed the “dramatic” surge in pharmacy spending immediately following WA’s lockdown announcement, as the Guild negotiates on an emergency stockpile A Bankwest Spend Trends analysis of business …
COVID-19 and the impact on pharmacy trading in 2020
What were the financial ramifications on pharmacy businesses? Lachlan Ballinger and Morgan Whiting explain The year 2020 will forever be chiselled into our memories for the arrival of Covid-19 and …
COVID vax plans move forward
The federal government has revealed more details about the COVID vaccination rollout, as the first provider training modules are launched The Australian Government has launched the first funded training modules …
The week in review
There’s been a lot happening in pharmacy this week, with COVID-19 vaccine and scheduling news coming to the fore Pharmacist and ALP MP for Dobell Emma McBride called in Parliament …