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 …
Don’t rush to relax
Doctors have warned the National Cabinet not to rush to lift COVID-19 restrictions for safety’s sake AMA President, Dr Tony Bartone, said today that the National Cabinet should plan for …
The most commonly dispensed pain meds
New research has found that one in five Australians aged 45 and over are living with persistent, ongoing pain – and this group is more likely to have been dispensed …
NRL flu jabs should set example
The Guild has welcomed comments by the Prime Minister that NRL players who don’t get a flu jab shouldn’t play Gold Coast NRL player Bryce Cartwright has stated that he …
Q&A: avoiding burnout and de-escalating conflict
Pharmacy support services report a “huge” volume increase in calls as pharmacists reach out amidst worries about health, patient conflict, staff difficulties, errors and more PSA hosted a webinar on …
World news wrapup: 7 May 2020
Backlash after pharmacists left out of life assurance scheme; NZ pharmacies in financial peril; Welsh pharmacy calls police on English patient UK: Following outrage that pharmacists were not automatically included …
‘Bizarre’ omission of pharmacy in collaboration
Medicines adherence is one of five key areas of focus for a new Continuity of Care Collaboration – but pharmacy has been left out in the cold In what it …