COVID-19
Make it permanent: COVID continued dispensing
One stakeholder has called for continued dispensing arrangements to be made permanent, not just for the next six months On Thursday night, Health Minister Greg Hunt made a number of …
COVID-19 has offered us an unexpected opportunity to help more people quit smoking
Simone Pettigrew, George Institute for Global Health, looks at an unexpected opportunity Smokers are worried. A respiratory disease is running rampant across the globe and people with unhealthy lifestyle habits …
Work pressure and emotional labour in pharmacy
Are you cool in a crisis? One group of researchers wants to know how… Associate Professor Hanan Khalil and her Health Management team at La Trobe University are conducting a study examining work pressure and emotional labour amongst community pharmacists …
World news wrapup: 24 September 2020
Woman accuses CVS manager of racism after shoplifting incident; Ontario pharmacy COVID testing plan slammed; Scottish docs thank pharmacists Washington DC: A woman has publicly slammed a CVS store manager …
CWH on watch list
A Chemist Warehouse has been added to Victoria’s list of high-risk locations for COVID-19 On Monday Victoria’s Department of Health and Human Services published a new list of locations now …
Continued dispensing extended ‘for the foreseeable future’
The Health Minister says continued dispensing will remain in place for now, while the payment to pharmacies for delivering medicines is likely to become permanent Speaking to the World Pharmacy …
Co-operation decision welcomed by wholesalers
The ACCC has granted authorisation for NPSA members to coordinate supply of medicines and pharmacy products for a further 12 months Medicines wholesalers in Australia can continue to co-operate in …
‘Nothing against pharmacists, but…’
Dentists are asking why Australians can “walk into a chemist” and be vaccinated against flu, but not get the same service provided by a dentist Dialogue around a potential vaccine …
World news wrapup: 17 September 2020
Hero pharmacist helps save a life in Dublin; Rite Aid manager terminated after customer turns violent; pharmacist feeds COVID patients, health workers Dublin, Ireland: Pharmacist Clodagh Victory has been lauded …
I’m a pharmacist get me out of here! Three steps to a thriving pharmacy career
What career pathways are available to pharmacists, beyond the usual options of community or hospital pharmacy? Hear this ‘fireside chat’ featuring two pharmacists who have carved out diverse and interesting …
What you think of COVID-19 testing in pharmacies
More than 1500 people voted on our poll over nearly one month – here are the final results Our poll asking readers “Do you support COVID-19 testing in pharmacies?” ran …
‘We can’t wait to be part of the magic.’
Even during the COVID-19 crisis, a year without the National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant would be “unthinkable,” says one stakeholder For 88 years the National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant has welcomed Father …