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“Shame on you”: Guild President slams bureaucracy
“People have had enough,” says Trent Twomey as the Guild lambasts Australia’s COVID vaccine failure and calls for pharmacies nationally to be activated Trent Twomey, national president of the Pharmacy …
Rural pharmacies report reduced trading hours
Concerns about impacts of reductions to rural payments remain, says pharmacy advocacy group Dozens of pharmacies have been left worse off by changes to the Rural Pharmacy Maintenance Allowance (RPMA) …
‘The time for action is now.’
Leading health groups join together to issue 10 recommendations for reducing harm caused by medicines Too many medicine-related incidents are still occurring and more needs to be done to save …
More than 11-fold increase in dispensing
A Queensland study examining opioid dispensing and prescribing to all adults over a 21-year period found some interesting results The number of people dispensed opioids in Queensland increased more than …
Vaccine rollout ‘abysmal’, says pharmacy leader
Only eight out of more than 800 pharmacies have been activated to vaccinate for COVID-19 in Victoria, but union applauds pharmacist deployment to mass vaccination hubs The president of the …
A portfolio change
David Gillespie returns to the regional health portfolio as Nats reshuffle their Cabinet positions A federal Cabinet reshuffle in the wake of Barnaby Joyce returning to the Deputy Prime Minister’s …
List of pharmacy case locations grows
Several new pharmacies have been added to watch list as the NSW COVID-19 outbreak surges, with two major cities under lockdown, while other states and territories announce restrictions NSW Premier …
The week in review
Award winners, COVID-19 vaccination and legal cases dominated headlines this week… This week we heard that 105 additional pharmacies have been invited to join COVID vaccination program. A total of …
Helping the profession
Hayley Smilie, PDL’s newest Professional Officer talks about some common errors they encounter, and how she and her colleagues can help Hayley is the fourth PDL Professional Officer, joining a …
Vaccine comes one step closer
Moderna’s COVID vaccine, set for pharmacy supply, wins provisional TGA approval The Therapeutic Goods Administration has granted provisional approval to Elasomeran, Moderna’s COVID vaccine that is slated for provision through …
Accused pharmacist suspended
A Queensland pharmacist who has been charged with attempted murder, arson and domestic violence has been suspended Queensland Police last month charged a man with attempted murder and multiple domestic …
Clinical tips: Complementary Medicines
Ben Basger casts a critical eye on the evidence base for complementary and alternative medicines Multivitamin/mineral and complementary/alternative medicines are used either daily or occasionally by approximately three quarters of …