COVID-19
Poll: Next year for a COVID vaccine?
How do you feel about a potential COVID-19 vaccine… about to happen, or wishful thinking? A Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine could be on the horizon, pharmacists have been called “essential” in …
COVID 19: is there a silver lining?
We all know about the challenges that 2020 has brought, but have this year’s events had a silver lining for pharmacy? Leading UK pharmacy academic Christine Bond thinks there have …
Going to the front of the queue
Healthcare professionals should get vaccination priority: Minister Healthcare professionals are likely to be given priority access to COVID-19 vaccines if, and when they are available, Health Minister Greg Hunt has …
Making sure there’s paper handy
It’s one of the burning questions of 2020. What makes someone want to hoard toilet paper, of all items, during a crisis? And is there any way of determining someone …
Shoppers won’t go back to normal
New research shows that shoppers have missed bricks and mortar stores during the pandemic, but less than half think they’ll go back to business as usual The LivePerson Customer Conversation …
CWH arrives in Europe
Chemist Warehouse has broken into the European market Chemist Warehouse has celebrated the opening of its first store in Europe, in Blanchardstown, Ireland. The new addition joins more than 450 …
Pharmacist pinged for importing masks
The TGA has issued an infringement notice for $2,664 to a Sydney-based pharmacist for the alleged unlawful importation of medical face masks in relation to COVID-19 The pharmacist allegedly breached …
Safety first: the cost of COVID
The API group has released its 2020 full year results, with reported earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of $4.4 million and reported Net Profit After Tax (NPAT) of minus …
Rego reminder
The Pharmacy Board has reminded pharmacists to renew their general or non-practising registration by 30 November 2020 And the Board is offering some advice on registering during the coronavirus crisis, …
Limited pilot to commence in late 2020
Queensland Health reveals plans for its COVID testing pilot in community pharmacies following backlash from pharmacists and other groups Queensland Health has been working with pharmacy organisations to iron out …
CWH’s online sales double, thanks to COVID
Chemist Warehouse co-founder Jack Gance has spoken to mainstream media about its lift in sales thanks to the global pandemic “Our online business has been escalating pretty strongly since March,” …
The truth about those ‘lockdown kilos’
A large national survey has found that more than half of Australian adults experienced over-eating or poor appetite during the first COVID-19 lockdown The paper, led by Dr Alice Owen …