COVID-19
Big names fined over COVID-19 advertising infringements
Celebrity chef Pete Evans has been further fined $80k over non-compliant advertising, while the owner of Noni B and Millers pays $630k in penalties The TGA has issued infringement notices …
CWH, Chemist Depot on watch list
A year on from Melbourne’s 2020 COVID-19 second wave, pharmacies have again been added to the watch list According to the Herald Sun, Victorian authorities are currently negotiating whether Melbourne …
The week in review
All eyes turned to the Gold Coast this week as the Guild hosts APP2021, in a bumper week for pharmacy news We heard the latest on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout …
The big five: who are your customers?
Five key groups of consumer behaviour are emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, one marketing expert says Professor Gary Mortimer, Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour at QUT Business School, addressed …
New developments in COVID pharmacy jab rollout
Full COVID-19 vaccine rollout delayed but Queensland trial to start soon, minister says Queensland community pharmacies will be the first to administer COVID-19 vaccinations, says the Federal Health Minister. Speaking …
World news wrapup: 20 May 2021
Family settles case with pharmacist who allegedly denied EpiPen to teen who died of anaphylaxis; Indian pharmacies can’t keep pace with antifungal requests; Kiwis worried about Chemist Warehouse Dublin, Ireland: …
Clinical tips: Flu
There’s no room for complacency about the flu vaccine this year, write Esther Lau and Lisa Nissen Looking back on the last 12 months, COVID-19 has and continues to fundamentally …
Ready and waiting
No more mass vaccination hubs should be activated until community pharmacies are engaged, says Guild president, as new Sydney centre opens its doors Community pharmacies are still waiting to be …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Inhaled budesonide in the treatment of early COVID-19 (STOIC) A randomised controlled trial (Steroids in COVID-19; STOIC) of inhaled …
Aussies back vaccine mandate
Three-quarters of Australians would support a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for work, study and travel, new research has found The first research into public attitudes towards a mandate – a study …
CWH pitches in to fight COVID
Chemist Warehouse has donated eight shipping containers’ worth of PPE and other goods to India, reports the Herald Sun Over the weekend journalist Charlotte Brundrett reported that the discount giant …
The week in review
A new COVID-19 cluster this week in Sydney, as the disease ravages India New restrictions were introduced in NSW this week, due to cases of COVID-19 acquired in the community, …