COVID-19
Let us teleconsult, say hospital pharmacists
The SHPA is urging decision-makers to green-light pharmacist teleconsults to aid isolated Australians, and hospitals, during the COVID-19 crisis As COVID-19 cases continue to climb, the Society of Hospital Pharmacists …
Stop the spread
What are the most common ways that the coronavirus could be spread in pharmacies – and how to avoid them? Speaking at the APP Online conference on the Gold Coast …
Ibuprofen not linked to worse outcomes
Organisations including the TGA have moved to reassure Australians that there is no association between using NSAIDs like ibuprofen, and worse COVID-19 outcomes The TGA said on Friday that it …
‘Unprecedented’ demand for inhalers
Salbutamol inhalers are in very short supply, pharmacists report, but TGA reassures these are temporary local issues that will be corrected with new limits on sales and orders Ventolin and Asmol …
‘Uber Eats charges more to deliver a pizza.’
Pharmacists express disappointment and frustration at the allocated fees and program restrictions for the new Home Medicines Service The Home Medicines Service, a recently announced temporary program to fund pharmacist …
‘We have heard your concerns.’
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has written an open letter to the entire community pharmacy sector Dear pharmacists and community pharmacy staff, Let me start by thanking you for your …
‘We want you.’
Community pharmacy will need all hands on deck to help manage the COVID-19 crisis Speaking at the Australian Pharmacy Professional Online digital conference – which has replaced the postponed APP2020, …
New dispensing limits imposed
The Government has announced that it is now requiring community pharmacists to enforce new limits on dispensing and sales of prescription and over-the-counter medicines The measure follows a run on …
World news wrapup: 19 March 2020
Trump recognises pharmacy accessibility; pharmacist arrested for murder of romantic partner, also a pharmacist; store slammed for refusing asthma medicine delivery Washington, DC: A professor of public policy and international …
Limit items like Children’s Panadol: union
The pharmacists’ union is worried that due to consumers attempting to stockpile medicines, pharmacists could be at risk regarding professional practice The general public has for the most part been …
‘Time is of the essence.’
An expert tackles retail lease obligations and rents for pharmacy owners in the current challenging environment, and provides advice on contingency planning Phillip Chapman, Director of Lease1, has explored the …
Make emergency supply permanent: Tambassis
George Tambassis has called for a quick conclusion to 7CPA negotiations, extension of emergency supply provisions and therapeutic substitution powers The Pharmacy Guild’s national president has spoken out about the …