COVID-19
Free flu jab drive to roll out in WA
The PSA and doctors have welcomed a WA move to provide access for all to free flu jabs in pharmacy Western Australia’s McGowan Government has announced that it will offer …
How a consultant practice community was created
Deborah Hawthorne writes about how consultant pharmacists began to support each other during Covid… and beyond It was 2020, and the COVID pandemic had been declared. Pharmacists within all organisations …
Covid and medication: how research emerged
Researchers focus on the impact of COVID-19 medical research on Australian community pharmacy practice This is the fourth in a series of articles about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic …
Pharmacy lauds departing DoH Secretary
Pharmacy bodies pay tribute to retiring Secretary of the Department of Health and Aged Care Australia’s former Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Professor Brendan Murphy, is set to retire as Secretary of …
Health workers feel undervalued following pandemic
Health systems around the world are failing to adequately protect frontline workers Pharmacists, dentists, nurses, physiotherapists and doctors are struggling with the physical and psychological scars of the Covid-19 pandemic, …
Covid jabs likely ‘for the foreseeable future’
The need for Covid boosters won’t go away – but convincing Australians to be vaccinated is a challenge, says one expert Dr Paul Griffin, infectious diseases physician and microbiologist, told …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Dual antiplatelet therapy duration after percutaneous coronary intervention in high bleeding risk A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to investigate …
Inflation busting measures may impact pharmacy spending
Pharmacy owners need to take steps to strengthen consumer loyalty combat the impacts of rising inflation, experts warn Community pharmacies are starting to see the combined effects of measures taken …
Leading doc steers patients to pharmacy for jabs
Former deputy chief medical officer Dr Nick Coatsworth has suggested pharmacy as the best place for the general public to get their flu and covid jabs, given the GP shortage …
RATs in the ranks: pharmacy and covid testing examined
Researchers take a look at the role of pharmacists in testing for Covid and supplying rapid antigen test kits during the Covid-19 pandemic This article is the third in a …
Covid jabs: why Aussies chose pharmacy
What did the general public really think about community pharmacy’s involvement in the Covid-19 vaccination rollout? Researchers from the University of Adelaide have looked into consumer perceptions of Covid-19 vaccination …
Higher earners turn to pharmacy for flu jab
Australians’ annual incomes appear to influence where they opt to receive an influenza vaccine, a NAB report reveals Community pharmacies are the destination of choice for flu shots for 30% …