COVID-19
The week in review
This week the headlines were all about employment conditions, including wages, as well as more COVID news Melbourne pharmacist Pardeep Singh crunched some numbers this week, finding that the choice …
Homeopathy for COVID attracts fine
The TGA has issued an infringement notice to a Queenslander for allegedly advertising homeopathic immunisation The Therapeutic Goods Administration announced this week that it has given the notice, costing $2,664 …
A change in perception
The pandemic has fundamentally shifted the way the general public sees community pharmacy, says one industry leader Pharmacy Guild of Australia national president Adjunct Professor Trent Twomey took delegates at …
World news wrapup: 18 November 2021
Pharmacists not responsible for medicines accessibility gap; largest ever civil settlement for unlawful dispensing controlled substances to be paid by pharmacist; Kaiser strike averted Savannah, Georgia: A former pharmacy owner …
Poll: Is your pharmacy providing booster shots?
The pharmacy COVID-19 booster shot program began last week… but some pharmacies are declining to participate. Tell us what you think in our poll In recent weeks, a number of …
Three million milestone ahead
Community pharmacies have now administered more than two million COVID-19 vaccine doses, and are on track for three million, says one leading pharmacist Pharmacy Guild of Australia national president Trent …
The week in review
This week the headlines were all about vaccination, and the future of pharmacy with submissions to the National Medicines Policy Review This week we reported on submissions to the National …
Pharmacy vaccine fraud attempt
Geraldton Police say they have charged a woman over an attempted vaccine fraud at a pharmacy “Geraldton Police have charged a 34-year-old Kalbarri woman with one count of attempted fraud …
‘Likely causal’ association between myocarditis and mRNA vaccines
TGA shares latest safety report on Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, including most common reactions in people aged under 18 years… The TGA has so far received around 1,800 reports of …
‘Minister Hunt doesn’t think we’re worth more than $16 a shot.’
COVID boosters will become a regular occasion, says a leading pharmacist – but here’s why some might not be participating Australia hit the milestone of 80% double-vaccinated over the weekend, …
The latest on vaccines
Pharmacists are invited to join the National Vaccine Forum’s online event: COVID-19 and Beyond, to be held later this month Join the National Vaccine Forum online on Wednesday November 24 …
Under-12 vax coming to pharmacy?
Pharmacy on the agenda for delivering primary school age COVID vaccinations, but states may be a stumbling block Pharmacies are being considered by the Federal Department of Health as prime …