Pharmacy approval appeal rejected
Appeal against ministerial location rule decision dismissed by Federal Court The Federal Court of Australia has dismissed an appeal made against a ministerial decision approving a pharmacy’s right to supply …
Approval extended
Novavax now approved for adolescents, TGA announces The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has announced it has provisionally approved the Biocelect (on behalf of Novavax) COVID-19 vaccine, Nuvaxovid, for use in …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Cardiopulmonary Consequences of Vaping in Adolescents This scientific statement for the American Heart Association details the harms associated with e-cigarettes, including …
Tech platforms to combine forces
MedAdvisor and GuildLink set to join forces as acquisition is announced Australian pharmacies are set to benefit from a deal that will see medtech company MedAdvisor acquire GuildLink. The deal …
Getting the message out
Federal government kicks off the new oral antiviral advertising campaign The federal government has launched its much discussed new advertising campaign to encourage eligible Australians to access life-saving COVID-19 oral …
Getting pharmacists into aged care
It’s important to embed pharmacists in residential aged care, but systems need to change first, experts explain The pre-election announcement that $345.7 million would be spent over 4 years to embed …
Confronting ‘dire’ medicine shortages
With over 400 medicines facing shortages, the industry says it’s working to minimise the impact As medicines shortages continue to increase, Australian peak bodies say they are “deeply concerned” about …
What is an organic marketing strategy?
What does organic have to do with digital marketing? Well, just like your tomatoes our social media marketing can sometimes benefit from some extra help to grow, says Renee Giesemann …
The week in review
Disaster payments, RATs, the pharmacy trial and awards were in the headlines this week… RATs & disaster payments This week, we heard that the government changed its mind over its …
Looking beyond COVID
RATs for flu exist – should we be self-testing for that too? Flu season has begun uncharacteristically early this year, and so far we’ve seen around 187,000 laboratory-confirmed cases, 1,323 hospitalisations, and …
Election time
Election of PDL Directors to the National Board The following vacancies will occur as of the date of the next annual general meeting to be held on 20 October 2022 …
Losing approval
Pharmacist has their approval revoked following a criminal conviction A New South Wales pharmacist has had their approval revoked by the Department of Health after being found guilty of defrauding …