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Chronic understaffing, high stress and low pay
Australia’s pharmacists are unhappy, a new report reveals, with less than a third saying they would recommend it for a career… and nearly another third plan to leave The union …
Pharmacy fined over complementary medicine ad
The TGA has fined a NSW pharmacy $13,320 for alleged advertising of an unlisted complementary medicine Newcastle-based retailers Junction Rx Pty Limited, trading as My Community Pharmacy, allegedly advertised a …
Jab safety update
Cases of anaphylaxis reported with Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs, as TGA advises on blood clots More than 183,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine, including over 20,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine, have …
Dose timing essential for COVID-19, flu vaccines
There are two mass vaccination programs running in parallel to one another with some juggling involved, advises Guild leader Phase 1B of Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine program kicked off on Monday …
World news wrapup: 18 March 2021
Netherlands pilot to look at reusing unwanted medicines; not guilty verdict for accused US pharmacist; UK pharmacist heads to Lebanon to help Syrian refugees Nijmegen, the Netherlands: Researchers are tackling …
Blooms calls for Wake Up
Sleep problems are on the rise thanks to COVID-19, stakeholders say Alarming statistics about the physical and mental impact of poor sleep on the health of Australians are on the …
Crime roundup
Porsche-driving offenders use a trolley to smash their way into two Gold Coast pharmacies Police are investigating two break-and-enters at pharmacies at the northern end of the Gold Coast. The …
Singled out
Pharmacy Guild Queensland branch president Trent Twomey accepts nomination for national president role Professor Trent Twomey is the single nominee for the presidency of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, with …
A welcome extension
Commonwealth announces extension of COVID-19 emergency measures, including continued dispensing and home medicines delivery, to end of year The Federal Government has announced $1.1 billion towards extending the national COVID-19 …
Inappropriate prescribing led to ‘tragic’ outcome
A GP who mistakenly prescribed Roaccutane to a girl on a pharmacist’s advice, and whose morphine script saw a baby overdose, has been suspended A GP and medical centre owner …
Swallowing in the spotlight
Pharmacists can be key in helping people with swallowing difficulties, stakeholders say The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia is highlighting the impact of swallowing difficulty on medicines safety, and …
Pharmacies to be defibrillator ‘known localities’
The Guild is partnering with Guy Leech and Heart180 to promote defibrillators to community pharmacies The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has entered into a partnership with Guy Leech Heart180 to promote …