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Rural pharmacy in ‘fragile’ state
COVID-19 is making the divide between the haves and the have-nots even starker, says pharmacy advocacy group Levels of burnout have been rising steadily during the pandemic among rural pharmacy …
Australia ‘vulnerable’ to meds shortages
The number of drug shortages in Australia rose by 300% when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, but what was the real cause? Two pharmacists analysed the data Australia’s medicines supply was …
‘Crisis point’ as Guild, PPA talk Award
The Guild’s national president has confirmed that the organisation is in talks with the employee pharmacists’ union on the Award Professional Pharmacists Australia issued a statement on Monday in which …
Vale Sister Marie Therese Rosenberg
Influential pharmacist Sister Marie Therese Rosenberg has been remembered by members of the profession after she passed away this month Sister Marie Therese, born Joan Florence Rosenberg in 1926 and …
Vale Professor Andrew Gilbert AM
A legacy remembered: Pharmacy farewells one of Australia’s most influential pharmacists Emeritus Professor Andrew Gilbert AM peacefully passed away on 20 August 2021 surrounded by his family. Professor Gilbert, from …
The week in review
It’s been another tough week for the people of NSW and other jurisdictions affected by COVID, which was reflected in this week’s pharmacy news Pharmacists hit an early milestone when …
Vaping ads update
The TGA has published a new permission around how pharmacies can promote products for use in e-cigarettes, or vaping On Tuesday, Adjunct Professor John Skerritt, Deputy Secretary Health Products Regulation …
Medicines the weak link in strong supply chain: report
Productivity Commission report says chemicals for medicine manufacturing a risk area The import of chemicals used to manufacture medicines was one of few areas of vulnerability in Australia’s supply chain, …
First monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID approved
The TGA has announced its approval of the first monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19 in Australia Australians with COVID-19 who are at risk of hospitalisation will now have access to …
‘They can be executed:’ anti-vaxxer threatens pharmacists
A US man reportedly abused pharmacists live on Facebook and threatened them with execution if they continued vaccinating US media including the Springfield News-Leader, which originally reported the incident this …
A new name
AstraZeneca has officially changed the name of its COVID-19 vaccine AstraZeneca has now registered the brand name Vaxzevria for its COVID-19 vaccine. The TGA approved the name change on Thursday for the …
Losartan and irbesartan with ‘unacceptable levels’ of impurity
The TGA is investigating the contamination of some “sartan” medicines, with batches recalled from pharmacies Some batches of losartan and irbesartan products have been recalled after their sponsors advised the …