disasters
Surviving a natural disaster
As climate risks intensify, planning for floods, fires and cyclones will be part of owning a pharmacy, especially in more exposed parts of Australia Pharmacists who’ve experienced disasters first-hand recently …
FIP calls on authorities to ‘think humanity, think pharmacy’
International report highlights ‘critical role of pharmacists in disaster response’ Global pharmacy body urges governments to engage pharmacists as “essential actors in humanitarian and disaster response” processes. In the …
World news wrapup: 16 January 2025
Wildfires hit 50 or more California pharmacies; 96% of online pharmacies breaking the law; Yorkshire pharmacist says “words don’t pay the bills” Los Angeles County, California: The US’ Pharmacy Times …
‘Every time there is a disaster…’
With yet another natural disaster unfolding in Australia, pharmacists query why continued dispensing arrangements expire after the immediate crisis is over From Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast, the latest flood …
Pharmacies plunged ‘into the dark ages’ but rise to the occasion
Pharmacists and their staff slept on the floor of stores to keep generators fueled, to save their stock and help their patients during Western Australia’s extended blackouts Pharmacies across parts …
‘This is a reform that should be in place as a matter of course’
Every time there is a disaster, the government extends or reinstates continued dispensing, say leading pharmacists – so why not make it permanent? Pharmacy stakeholder groups have says they welcome …
Recommendations on ‘critical role’
FIP makes recommendations on how pharmacy can plan for disasters Having a local disaster and emergency response plan and participating in preparedness training are among seven recommendations for pharmacists made …
World news wrapup: 27 April 2023
Free scripts improved access during cyclone, say New Zealanders; two North American pharmacists charged over their partners’ deaths; paperwork leading to burnout in Ireland Northland, Tairāwhiti, Hawke’s Bay and Tararua, …
World news wrapup: 20 April 2023
UK pharmacy chains share sensitive info with TikTok, Facebook; NZ cyclone could see minor ailments scheme rolled out; tainted fentanyl crisis emerges in US UK: The LloydsPharmacy chain has come …
World news wrapup: 6 April 2023
Pharmacy chief blasts “lazy” public; pharmacies left behind in disaster planning; Canadian pharmacy scope expands again England, UK: A pharmacy chief has made waves by announcing that the safety net …
Keeping above the waterline
Pharmacists went “above and beyond” during the 2022–23 series of flood disasters, but more needs to be done to allow them to offer the best support they can When the …
World news wrapup: 23 February 2023
Pharmacy finds candlelit workarounds in cyclone-affected NZ; teens arrested over Toronto robbery epidemic; Irish pharmacists against codeine upschedule Napier, New Zealand: Stuff has reported on how pharmacies have managed to …