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The week in review
The TGA’s been busy this week, and pharmacists report stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic We saw stakeholders react to the Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement, with the Consumers Health Forum’s …
Guild accused of being ‘very secretive’
A leading doctor has cited recent data showing significant vaccine underreporting in an attack on a pharmacy antibiotics trial Chair of RACGP Queensland Dr Bruce Willett spoke to RACGP publication …
Looking at Aboriginal vaccine uptake
Nearly a third of survey respondents were unaware of their eligibility for free influenza vaccination, and more than half believed the vaccine could cause flu Researchers from the University of …
Crime roundup
A man who allegedly stole around $300 worth of goods from a Chemist Warehouse has been refused bail The Herald Sun reports that Gabriel Staikuras, along with his girlfriend, was …
Nominations open
Nominations are now open for the 2020 Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Symbion Excellence awards and MIMs Intern Pharmacist of the year award The awards recognise and applaud outstanding pharmacists including …
Expanding immunisation through pharmacists
Pharmacists around the world can now make use of a resource from the International Pharmaceutical Federation to help them expand their role in immunisation The resource, “Give it a shot: …
A script solution
Fred IT has been chosen as a winner in innovation for its WhatsApp prescription solution, with trials now in the works Fred IT Group is one of five winners of …
Men, and those aged 36-45 at higher risk of complaint
Fewer than 1% of pharmacists accounted for nearly a third of all complaints in Australia, according to new research A review of data on all pharmacists registered to practise in …
Remember your allies
Rural Health Commissioner expansion is welcome, but we need a mental health focus too, says pharmacist MP The recent passage of legislation to establish a new National Rural Health Commissioner …
Consumers urged not to stockpile promising COVID drug
Stockpiling of dexamethasone is being “strongly discouraged” after preliminary findings from the UK found it could play a role in helping treat people with severe COVID-19 The PSA has posted …
Forged script, stolen goods and robbery
A man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to altering a prescription which included a prohibited drug and possess a forged prescription, among other charges A 22-year-old man from Southern …
Docs accuse pharmacists of ‘bargain basement’ health care
Doctors say they are “outraged” by the commencement of the Queensland UTI prescribing trial, but the Pharmacy Guild has hit back, saying medicos are using “old scare campaigns” The Urinary …