COVID-19
Seeking pharmacists
Government set to issue call for pharmacists to express interest in COVID vax program participation The Federal government is seeking pharmacists and GPs to express interest in participation in the …
World news wrapup: 21 January 2021
Pharmacy allegedly bought 61 times the state average of fentanyl; actor asked to leave LA pharmacy for going maskless; customer queued at pharmacy and said they had COVID Cleveland, Ohio: …
TGA moves to reassure Australians on COVID-19 vaccine
The regulator has pointed to its “extremely rigorous” approval process after reports of some deaths in elderly individuals in Norway vaccinated with the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine The TGA has emphasised …
‘What we urgently need is real support.’
The presidents of all five international organisations that make up the World Health Professions Alliance have called for continued support for health and care workers in 2021 in a joint …
Recognition for telechemotherapy pharmacists
An award-winning pharmacy team describes how they delivered chemotherapy to patients during the pandemic The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) TeleChemotherapy Pharmacy team has received national recognition from the Society of …
Restricting access
Keep COVID vaccine out of discount stores and shopping centres: AMA says The Australian Medical Association has called for COVID-19 vaccinations to be kept away from common community pharmacy locations. …
Patient safety cited in vaccine turf war
Ongoing debate over community pharmacy involvement in COVID-19 vaccine rollout is “a waste of everybody’s time”, says leading community pharmacist Lobbying by GP groups against the proposed role of community …
Covid vax details emerge
GPs are at the centre of Australia’s fast-tracked COVID vaccination strategy, but there seems no role for pharmacy, despite overseas colleagues involvement Plans for Australia’s COVID-19 are being revealed following …
‘An unfortunate feature of 2020.’
Pharmacy stakeholders are dismayed as a new survey shows more than a fifth of retail workers were spat or coughed on during the pandemic The SDA, which represents workers in …
Proceedings follow $40k fine
The ACCC has begun proceedings against a women’s clothing company for alleged false or misleading claims about its ‘Anti-virus Activewear’ The ACCC alleges that In July 2020, Lorna Jane claimed …
Left out again
“Confusion and frustration” are rife over the seeming exclusion of community pharmacy from COVID vaccine rollout plans, a Guild leader says Community pharmacy is expressing “confusion and frustration” over its …
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 …