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Don’t come to pharmacy with symptoms
The Victorian Government has announced it will distribute face masks to vulnerable people, with community pharmacy listed as one of the places to get them – but one group has …
Winning student named
Kurtis Gray from The University of Western Australia has won the 2020 PSA Mylan Pharmacy Student of the Year (PSOTY) Award The strong field of students competing in the National …
UTI prescribing and risk
PDL says it has flagged some risk considerations for pharmacists participating in the Queensland UTI trial In an update for Queensland members, PDL outlines a number of issues relating to …
Clinical tips: COVID-19
Some pharmacies are almost in lockdown while others are barely acknowledging COVID-19 at all… this inconsistency confuses the public, writes Karalyn Huxhagen SA Health this week announced COVID testing in …
Paid pandemic leave: still on the table?
The Fair Work Commission is revisiting its position on paid pandemic leave, saying that circumstances have changed since it last rejected the proposal – but only for aged care workers …
Global coronavirus infections have now passed 15 million
How did COVID-19 unfold in Australia? AIHW looks back at the first four months of the pandemic in its latest report A new report from the Australian Institute of Health …
Sanitiser help
Consumer Healthcare Products Australia and Life Education have launched a consumer information campaign that promotes the proper use and safe storage of hand sanitisers This latest collaboration between the two …
‘It’s a tough time, but there is life beyond this pandemic.’
How have a Hockeyroo, a community pharmacist and a pharmacy intern been coping with the stress of COVID-19? We hear from them This week AJP and Pharmacists’ Support Service (PSS) …
World news wrapup: 23 July 2020
Quest to reunite former pharmacy customers with their 80s photos; ex-pharmacist sentenced over attempt to rob fish and chip shop; former pharmacist to stay in prison after outcry from his …
First e-script dispensed in South Australia
E-scripts are officially rolling out in the state and, meanwhile, amendments to emergency response legislation have recognised the importance of keeping pharmacy staff safe TerryWhite Chemmart Old Reynella has become …
COVID-19 at Chemist Discount Centre
Another pharmacy worker has tested positive to COVID-19, and a Mitchell Shire pharmacy closed for cleaning The Chemist Discount Centre Seymour posted a notice on Facebook over the weekend to …
NSW pharmacy to ‘promote help-seeking at a local level’
Pharmacists in drought-affected NSW are to be offered mental health training to help their patients The NSW Government has announced a $1 million pilot scheme to deliver mental health training …