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Community pharmacies are set to start offering Pfizer booster shots – but remuneration remains a big issue Trent Twomey, national president of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, has launched the …

A leading pharmacist tells how a patient attempted to bribe him to fake her COVID vaccination Anthony Tassone, Victorian branch president of the Pharmacy Guild, has told how a patient …

Vaccine passports, vaccine mandates and vaccine incidents all made the headlines this week We heard the latest from the QILT Graduate Outcomes Survey, showing a low grad salary for pharmacy …

What are the most common queries and incidents involving COVID-19 vaccines? PDL shares its insights… The PDL Professional Officers continue to assist pharmacists with enquiries and incidents involving COVID-19 vaccines, …

Wizard encourages COVID-19 vaccinations as WA passes one million fully vaccinated As Western Australia hit one million fully vaccinated against COVID-19 over the weekend, Wizard Pharmacy team members are encouraging …

As some parts of the nation under lockdown take steps to open up, rapid antigen testing in pharmacy was big news… and so were suggested changes to the PBS copay …

Pharmacist ‘slagged online’ for months and nurse punched over vaccination fury; UK driver shortage hits medicine supply; US pharmacists burning out Medicine Hat, Alberta: Local pharmacist Greg Bueckert has taken …

A pharmacist has been fired and conditions placed on his registration after he allegedly re-used syringe barrels when vaccinating patients, who were potentially exposed to blood-borne illness The College of …

Rapid antigen self-testing is expected to be widely available in pharmacy, following new TGA advice The Therapeutic Goods Administration announced on Tuesday that it will allow companies to formally apply …

Community pharmacies in key LGAs of Victoria are being offered grants of $4,000 and up to $10,000 to help them use their full COVID-19 vaccine allocations The Victorian Government is …

COVID-19 and measures to limit the spread of infection were yet again in this week’s headlines, including protests against them This week saw a number of protests against regulations such …

The ACT’s Chief Minister has signalled wider use of rapid antigen tests, while pharmacists call for funded tests Chief Minister Andrew Barr told reporters this week that some fully vaccinated …