COVID-19
Moderna seeks full rego for Spikevax
Moderna’s Spikevax is set to be the first of Australia’s provisionally approved COVID-19 vaccines to undergo an evaluation to transition to full registration. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) revealed Moderna …
COVID-19 a gift pharmacy must not waste
Pharmacists are being urged not to waste the opportunities created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing the International Pharmaceutical Federation’s (FIP’s) Enabling life-course immunisation through pharmacy-based vaccination: Regulations and prescribing …
Overworked and emotionally exhausted: pharmacists during Covid
Eight out of ten pharmacists experienced one negative effect during the pandemic… and three-quarters of those in community pharmacy experienced burnout In our latest poll, the AJP wanted to know …
We’re entering a new phase of COVID
We each have to assess and mitigate our own risk. But how? asks Hassan Vally, Deakin University The Australian government’s latest COVID management plan, released yesterday [12.12.22], maps how the …
Aussies too relaxed on COVID: experts
As COVID cases rise again, new research shows a third of Australians are now less likely to test if they have symptoms A leading pharmacist says that as many eligible …
Frewen lauded, thanks pharmacist vaccinators
Lieutenant General Frewen awarded Pharmacy Guild Distinguished Service Medallion The Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s Distinguished Service Medallion has been awarded to Lieutenant General John Frewen in recognition of his achievements as Coordinator General of …
Next steps on bivalents as Omicron strains take hold
Millions of Pfizer’s Omicron bivalent vaccines are on the way as Health Minister announces date they will start being administered More than four million doses of Pfizer’s bivalent vaccine targeting …
Poll: Did you experience burnout during the pandemic?
Are you a pharmacist who was affected by the pandemic, or was it “business as usual” for you? The AJP recently covered an Australian study that explored contrasting experiences of …
‘There has been no recovery, no reprieve.’
Community pharmacists at higher risk of burnout with increased workload and overtime work, rude patients, emotional exhaustion and lack of PPE, study finds An Australian study has explored contrasting experiences …
World news wrapup: 18 November 2022
UK pharmacies in dire straits; pharmacy students wrongly told they failed exams; alleged cough syrup illegal dispensing scheme England, UK: The Daily Mail has reported on the potential for up …
Second bivalent booster gets go-ahead
Pfizer’s bivalent COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in Australia, with clinical results showing “superior” response against Omicron strain compared to its original vaccine The TGA has provisionally approved Pfizer’s bivalent …
NSW Health Minister announces retirement
The minister was “front and centre” during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic NSW Minister for Health and member for Wakehurst Brad Hazzard has announced he will retire from politics …