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Pharmacy at the centre of testing imbroglio
Leading health economist joins the call for free RATs for all Australians as test crisis rolls on All Australians should be offered free Rapid Antigen Tests, with economic and health …
Vale Dr Erica Sainsbury
Colleagues pay respect to pharmacy academic who passed away in late 2021 Members of the pharmacy community have shared messages of respect and sadness following the passing of Dr Erica …
Leaving the competition
Woolworths has withdrawn from the field looking to take over pharmaceutical wholesaler API Supermarket giant Woolworths has announced it has withdrawn its offer to take over API, the pharmaceutical wholesaler. …
‘Huge demand’ for child vax
COVID-19 vaccination program for children aged 5-11 launches in pharmacies, with community pharmacists’ kids first in line… but some are yet to receive their stock Children aged 5-11 are now …
Testing times
Pharmacy will play an even greater role in the provision of rapid antigen tests, but opinions are divided over the strategy, while price gouging and supply concerns remain The Pharmacy …
‘Unfair disparity’ in vax pay remains
Covid jab pay boost welcome but disparity between community pharmacies and other providers still needs to be addressed, says pharmacy group From today (23 December), pharmacists will receive an additional …
Up to $15k for expanding vax services
The Pharmacy Guild has welcomed a Victorian initiative providing grants to pharmacies expanding their COVID-19 vaccination services The Victorian Government is scaling up its vaccination booster program, including pop-up sites, …
‘If you want to wear the hijab then I’d ask that you resign.’
A Sydney pharmacist was forced out of her job when she started wearing hijab, an inquiry has heard The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights has heard the story of …
Jail the only option for ice-making pharmacist
A pharmacist has been jailed for three months for manufacturing ice – but was immediately bailed so she can appeal her sentence The Herald Sun has reported on the case …
Pharmacists beg for COVID safety moves
Australian pharmacists are calling on State and Territory Governments to urgently reinstate COVID-19 mitigation measures Policies such as mask mandates, QR check-in codes and density limits to protect public health …
Image based scripts extended
The Department of Health has extended the ‘image based prescription’ interim measure which allows the supply of PBS medicines from a digital image of a prescription Under this Special Arrangement, …
Rubbery figures at CWH?
Consumer group Choice has taken aim at Chemist Warehouse, claiming it has found “evidence that retailers can and will defy reasonable consumer expectations” Choice’s Andy Kollmorgen wrote this week that …