COVID-19
Owner suspended over expired Covid jabs
Pharmacy owner suspended after expired Covid-19 vaccines were administered in-store The Pharmacy Board of Australia has suspended the owner of a Tasmanian pharmacy where patients were given doses of expired …
No to pharmacist initiated Covid antivirals
Government says “no” to funding pharmacist prescribing of Covid-19 antiviral medications Labor will not implement a recommendation from the House Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport, to allow pharmacists …
Vaccination: lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic
The pandemic changed everything when it comes to vaccination by pharmacists. So where are we at now? By Jala Moushi The role of pharmacists has evolved from traditional medication dispensers …
States edging closer to vaccination harmonisation
NIPVIP program sees jurisdictions move towards pharmacist vaccination harmonisation The rollout of the National Immunisation Program Vaccination in Pharmacy (NIPVIP) program has prompted steps towards regulatory harmonisation across the states …
Tasmanian pharmacy gave expired Covid jabs
One state health department is working with a pharmacy to contact some of its patients, to whom it gave expired Covid vaccines Tasmania’s director of public health, Dr Mark Veitch, …
Another variant vaccine, another potential risk
With the availability of the latest Pfizer (Comirnaty) Omicron XBB.1.5 vaccine, indicated for 12 years and over, there may be potential for selection or administration error, writes PDL This is …
Guild leader encourages more Covid jabs
As Australia heads towards Christmas amid a rise in Covid-19 cases, Trent Twomey tells the public that the latest jab is available through community pharmacy As at 11 December 2023, …
Remove pharmacy vax red tape in 8CPA: report
Covid and NIP vaccines will at some point need to be managed under the same arrangements, and should be harmonised, a new report says, noting that the current framework creates …
World news wrapup: 9 November 2023
“Photovoice” project captures pandemic frontline experience; UK pharmacists want paracetamol multibuy crackdown; US pharmacist faces indecent assault charges Edmonton, Alberta: Pharmacists have sent in photos depicting how they felt about …
It’s over!
The pandemic emergency response is officially over, medical officials say, as additional aged care COVID support is announced COVID-19 is no longer a Communicable Disease Incident of National Significance (CDINS), …
The week in review
As Australians head to the polls this weekend for the Voice Referendum, we wrap up another busy week in pharmacy CAPS has written to GPs, saying that 60-day dispensing won’t …
ATAGI recommends additional Covid booster for over 75s
Australians aged 75 years and over are being advised to get an additional Covid-19 jab The Australia Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has issued fresh recommendations regarding booster doses …