News
The week in review
COVID-19 is still the major news story in the Australian pharmacy landscape, as its impact continues to be felt on mental and economic health The National Pharmaceutical Services Association told …
Downscheduling welcomed
Downscheduling of migraine treatments begins on 1 Feb The Pharmacy Guild of Australia welcomed the confirmed decision to down-schedule the migraine treatments sumatriptan and zolmitriptan to S3, or pharmacist-only, medicines. …
‘Are you Mrs Thompson?’
PDL has issued a new update warning about the pitfalls of incorrect collection of medication The update begins with a simple scenario: a community pharmacy in the present day, where …
Poll: Jobs, business and COVID-19
Restrictions might be starting to ease, but the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic continues… how has it affected you? It’s becoming very clear that many businesses, particularly those in …
Guardian sticks to its knitting
Guardian Pharmacy has launched its annual Guardian Angel Knitting For Good Program, in partnership with St Vincent de Paul Society The program encourages new and experienced knitters to connect with …
‘We’re worried about our families too:’ Stories from the pharmacy frontline
Michael Gray speaks to pharmacists around the country who have faced backlash and who are caring for vulnerable loved ones Logan is six years old and has a rare autoimmune …
NSW to allow jabs outside pharmacy
The NSW Government has announced that pharmacists will now be able to administer vaccinations outside of a community pharmacy This means that the most vulnerable in the country’s most populous …
Donations recognise frontline pharmacy workers
RB Health has donated $10,000 to the Pharmacists’ Support Service (PSS) and distributed ‘Thank You’ packs to almost 4,000 Guild member pharmacies across the country The donations were made in …
Volumes up more than 70%
Increased demand caused by COVID-19 has seen more medicines delivered to the community over this period than at any other time in Australia’s history, says NPSA Australian wholesalers distributed more …
History in the making
Australia’s first paperless electronic prescription in primary care was successfully prescribed and dispensed on Wednesday The e-script, which used the “token” model, was prescribed by Dr David Corbet at Anglesea …
‘The whole industry is on the brink of unravelling.’
Thanks to pressures caused by COVID-19, up to half of pharmacy employees want to leave, while pharmacy owners are also fighting to survive A new survey by Professional Pharmacists Australia …
More events postponed
Some more pharmacy conferences have fallen victim to the COVID-19 lockdown The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced that its 2020 iterations of the Pharmacy Connect and Pharmacy Assistant National …