COVID-19
Cincotta chemist cleaned after COVID-19 scare
A pharmacy closed for cleaning after a patient visited a medical centre located inside it, then recorded a false positive for the novel coronavirus Cabramatta Plaza in Western Sydney announced …
Health workers call for PPE
A new survey shows that Australian health care workers are “increasingly alarmed” about exposure to infection – with more than one in seven considering leaving their profession The national survey …
‘Absolutely essential’ that pharmacy gets national stockpile masks
One leading pharmacist has urged the public, and reps for non-essential products, to be considerate of pharmacy workers as demand for masks in the state surges On Sunday, the Victorian …
$40k fine for unlawful advertising
A women’s clothing company has been fined almost $40,000 after it promoted “anti-virus activewear” The TGA announced on Friday that it had issued three infringement notices, totalling $39,960, to the …
Pharmacy COVID-19 testing trial to commence
South Australia is rolling out a two-week testing pilot commencing at several metropolitan pharmacies this week SA Health has announced a two-week pilot that will allow community pharmacists to test …
Like a bat out of hell
Things won’t return to the old ‘normal’, so pharmacies have to innovate and be clever to thrive as restrictions lift, say Bruce Annabel and Mal Scrymgeour When the coronavirus potentially …
The week in review
COVID-19 continues to make headlines as the crisis deepens in NSW and Victoria Chemist Warehouse had a busy week, launching a new same-day delivery service, and hitting back at union …
No shortage of salbutamol
While GSK is prioritising supply of salbutamol to hospital pharmacies, there are good stock levels of the medicine across the country There have been anecdotal reports of an increased demand …
Pharmacists had to circumvent law to provide care
Pharmacists were “neglected” by legislators in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, says one stakeholder The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s submission to the Senate Select Committee on the Governments response …
New COVID-19 evidence incorporated
FIP has updated its global guidance for pharmacy about the COVID-19 pandemic The latest global guidance to support the pharmacy profession through the COVID-19 pandemic has been released by the …
World news wrapup: 16 July 2020
Longer sentences potential for role in fungal meningitis outbreak; public rates UK pharmacy; pharmacist who diluted cancer meds out of prison early Boston, Massachusetts: A panel of judges says a …
Businesses bearing brunt
Pharmacies and other businesses may not be able to stay open if the general public won’t change its behaviour to limit the spread of COVID-19, says one leading pharmacist David …