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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 …
COVID jab pay boosted
The Australian Government has moved to reverse funding cuts for pharmacists and GPs delivering booster shots This is a welcome development which should help manage the current surge in COVID-19 …
Expanded ACP Academic Advisory Board
Top clinical, leadership and management experts from across Australia have joined the Australasian College of Pharmacy’s expanded Academic Advisory Board Announcing the new appointments, ACP Chief Executive Officer, Dr Dimitri …
Guild slams Pill final decision
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia says it is deeply regrettable women will continue to be barred from purchasing oral contraceptives without a prescription Guild National Councillor Natalie Willis says the …
‘Hope is not a strategy here.’
Many pharmacies are not providing COVID boosters or dropping out of the program, while those still going are being “smashed” by demand Last month, in response to numerous stakeholder calls …