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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 …
Clinical tips: Long COVID
Carlene McMaugh takes a look at the emerging problem of lingering symptoms post COVID infection Pharmacists have been in the front line of the Covid response since the beginning, as …
From ‘many’ 18 year olds to a 100-year-old man
Overwhelmed GPs are sending their patients over to community pharmacies to get vaccinated for COVID-19, as one owner calls out the turf war and “senseless rules” applied to pharmacists The …
No-show pharmacist likely to lose rego
A pharmacist has claimed that being “distracted and very busy” caused her to give tramadol to a patient after hours The mainstream media has reported on the case of a …
Antibiotics for respiratory tract infections drop by up to 69%
Restrictions to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 have seen antibiotic prescription rates plunge A new study led by a team of researchers at UNSW Sydney and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute …
The importance of self care
Calls from pharmacists seeking help have risen in the last year “With rising COVID-19 case numbers, lockdowns in several states and territories and pharmacists on the frontline providing vaccination services …
World news wrapup: 19 August 2021
Pharmacy worker’s stalker jailed; US pharmacist arrested over alleged sale of COVID vaccination cards on eBay; alleged robber tunnelled through plasterboard to get opioids Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire: A man has faced …