COVID-19
Leading teams through unprecedented uncertainty
The second in a series brought to you by the AJP and the Pharmacists’ Support Service, and presented by Helen Lowy, pharmacist and counsellor This one-hour webinar is aimed at …
April PBS data shows spike in demand
There was a sharp rise in overall scripts processed in April compared to the same time last year, with particularly high demand for respiratory medicines Newly released data shows there …
“The Mask Man” pharmacist charged with price gouging
A US pharmacist, who is alleged to have bought $300k worth of N95 masks and sold them at inflated prices, will face federal court over charges of hoarding, price gouging …
WHO hits ‘pause’ on trial
The international health organisation has temporarily suspended the hydroxychloroquine arm within its COVID-19 treatment trial in light of recent findings World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has confirmed the …
Returning to ‘normal’
Coronavirus lockdown made many of us anxious. But for some people, returning to “normal” might be scarier, write Amy Dawel, Eryn Newman and Sonia McCallum, Australian National University Many Australians …
Telehealth ‘set to stay’
More than 200 pharmacy and medical students have fulfilled course requirements at Griffith University via telehealth The University says that the students are “getting their first taste of telehealth” as …
The week in review
COVID-19-related issues like hydroxychloroquine were still making headlines this week, but the sector was also looking to the post-pandemic future The Pharmacy Guild‘s Suzanne Greenwood wrote about the issues the …
Too many pharmacies on unsustainable rents?
Some pharmacies should consider downsizing and negotiating total rent – not just deferring payments – if they want to survive post-COVID-19, warns pharmacy business expert Pharmacies located in business districts …
‘I am putting my life at risk every single day.’
Pharmacists and pharmacy staff share reasons why they should have more recognition from the government during COVID-19, including through hazard pay A petition before Parliament is calling for hazard allowance …
‘Please do not follow the lead of the President of the United States.’
Following the latest remarks from the President of the United States regarding hydroxychloroquine, the RACGP has urged Australians not to seek it out to try and cure or prevent COVID-19 …
5 questions about pharmacy employee rights
High dispensing rates, customer abuse, store cleaning… what are your rights to a healthy and safe pharmacy workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic? Pharmacy employers have a legal obligation to provide …
‘Never waste a good crisis:’ is rapid change good change?
The Pharmacy Guild has had its concerns about the “token” system for paperless scripts addressed, it says, but therapeutic substitution worries remain COVID-19 has been a “catalyst” for rapid-pace change …