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World news wrapup: 20 January 2022
Crime focus in the UK; anti-masker attacks Irish pharmacy assistant; US pharmacist fired over allegedly squirting vaccines in trash and falsifying vaccine cards UK: An investigation by UK pharmacy publication …
‘Weak’ case against vax dismissal: Commission
Pharmacy staff member who lost job after refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine has unfair dismissal application dismissed The naturopath was employed by a Western Australian pharmacy when public health …
Pay for same work: $68 for pharmacy, $139.05 for GPs
The PSA is again speaking out on equal pay for vaccination services, comparing $68 for pharmacies in circumstances GPs could get $139.05 The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia is renewing its …
‘Audacious, brazen, dishonest and unlawful.’
A doctor has been disqualified from applying for registration for four years after he asked his patients to fill codeine scripts for him and paid them for the medication The …
Why are pharmacists leaving the profession?
Researchers are surveying pharmacists to gain insights into why some are looking for opportunities outside pharmacy Researchers are inviting pharmacists to participate in a survey as part of a research …
Conduct continued until detected by pharmacists
A dentist has been suspended for writing scripts for Endone using the names of colleagues and family members, after pharmacists questioned the legitimacy of the scripts The NSW dentist expressed …
Pressure on pharmacists ‘beyond dire’
Nearly 80% of pharmacists think their workplace is understaffed, as the sector battles to source RATs and COVID vaccines – with one stakeholder calling to delay the COVID testing protocol …
“A pharmacist proprietor cannot be a ‘silent’ partner.”
‘Lack of oversight’: Council shares two recent disciplinary cases involving proprietor pharmacists and S8 drugs The Pharmacy Council of NSW said in a recent statement that it “continues to receive …
Twitter roundup
Booster shots, COVID jabs for kids and the availability (or not) of rapid antigen tests have been the issues of the day on social media… as well as a bit …
Skyrocketing RAT price scrutiny
Nearly half the reports made to the ACCC about rapid antigen test “potential scams” are about pharmacies The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says it has “significant concerns” about the …
Fentanyl fraudsters becoming ‘more strategic’
Pharmacists must be “constantly vigilant and alert” to the possibility of fentanyl diversion and misuse, warns council Some patients seeking prescriptions from multiple prescribers and presenting them at multiple pharmacies …
‘This is not on:’ RATs redirected?
The Federal Government has denied that it is redirecting rapid antigen tests ordered by pharmacies to itself, as stores struggle with supply Member for Eden-Monaro Kristy McBain has shared an …