TGA moves to reassure Australians on COVID-19 vaccine
The regulator has pointed to its “extremely rigorous” approval process after reports of some deaths in elderly individuals in Norway vaccinated with the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine The TGA has emphasised …
Withholding medicines an abuse of human rights: AMSA, NAPSA
Medical and pharmacy students call on Department of Home Affairs to commit to timely and consistent provision of medicines following allegations from immigration centre detainees The Australian Medical Students’ Association …
Wizard names its winners
Wizard Pharmacy has welcomed another three new franchises to its group in Western Australia, and named its top members With three new stores in addition to the six opened in …
Spotlight on stress
Women are healthier than men but are more stressed, a new pharmacy report finds – and it identifies a surprising group of heavier smokers Priceline has released its Australia’s Health …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Medication Management in Frail Older People Frailty is a geriatric condition associated with increased vulnerability to adverse drug events and medication-related …
Pharmacy ‘mogul’ sentenced over multimillion-dollar fraud scheme
A co-owner of numerous compounding pharmacies has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and money laundering Wade Ashley Walters, 54, from Mississippi, US, …
‘What we urgently need is real support.’
The presidents of all five international organisations that make up the World Health Professions Alliance have called for continued support for health and care workers in 2021 in a joint …
Reprimand after lethal script
A pharmacist has been reprimanded after she dispensed a lethal dose of methotrexate, despite her concerns, to a man who then died The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has heard …
Recognition for telechemotherapy pharmacists
An award-winning pharmacy team describes how they delivered chemotherapy to patients during the pandemic The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) TeleChemotherapy Pharmacy team has received national recognition from the Society of …
Clicks drive bricks
The need for pharmacy to have a successful digital offering is more important than ever thanks to COVID-19 say Bruce Annabel and Mal Scrymgeour In 1989 Mike Sendall was a …
The week in review
Happy new year to all our readers! The long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine dominated headlines this week…. Kicking off 2021, we heard the Federal government announce the acceleration of the COVID-19 vaccination …
The top ten
What are the topics and issues our readers have been focusing on over the Christmas and New year period? Crime, regulatory issues and pay dominated the list of our most …