supply chain
RAT plan needed to ensure access
Shortages of Covid-19 rapid antigen tests (RATs) in Tasmania prompts call for supply chain plan to manage future waves Tasmanian patients are being forced to purchase expensive dual RATs or …
Forecasting the future
Prescribing, modernising eHealth, protecting supply chains and regulating artificial intelligence key concerns of pharmacy sector The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has released the third edition of its …
No end in sight for medicines shortages
Ongoing medicines shortages are unlikely to end anytime soon, a Pharmacy Guild of Australia leader claims Patients will suffer because of shortages of vital medications across Australia, Andre Ngeow, the …
Australia still prone to “radical” shortages post-pandemic
GBMA’s Jane Halton says pandemic lesson is pricing, lack of market influence and geography still leave Australia’s medicines supply vulnerable A senior pharma industry leader has warned Australia is still …
Pharmacists may struggle with flu jab supply, one owner warns
Over 112k free flu vaccine bookings have been made in Queensland since the shots became free—but one jurisdiction has gone its own way on free jabs On Tuesday, the Pharmacy …
Risk of counterfeit meds reduced
Pharmacy stakeholders have welcomed the 2020 Budget’s investment in supply chain reforms and the medicines listing guarantee, but warn there’s more work to do Acting PSA President Michelle Lynch said …
‘Brittle and sensitive’ supply chain impact in union dispute
One Guild leader has warned that there is a shortage of cholesterol and cancer medications due to union activity holding up shipping Pharmacy Guild Australia Queensland Branch president Trent Twomey …
COVID-19 has ‘exposed’ systemic problems: rural pharmacists
Small pharmacies – including rural pharmacies – are still having problems obtaining PBS medicines, as advocacy group calls for a drastic change in the medicines supply chain Temporary nationalisation of …
Reports hand sanitiser sold for five times the normal price
First hand sanitiser ‘round table’ held in Australia looks at costs and availability, while TGA cuts legislative red tape on manufacturing to facilitate urgent and continued supply Last Friday, the …
Pharmacists can help improve the supply chain, says FIP
Inefficient pharmaceutical supply chains are partly to blame for a substantial proportion of the world still being without access to basic life-saving medicines, says FIP The International Pharmaceutical Federation’s new …
Mixup wasn’t us: Pfizer
Pfizer has confirmed that the Heparin-Lignocaine mixup occurred at one pharmacy, not its own facilities But the recall for Heparin Injection 5000 IU 5mL x 50 and Lignocaine Injection 1% …