vaccination
Vaccine toolkit
FIP has launched a new toolkit which encourages a “life-course” approach to vaccination by the pharmacy profession The toolkit recognises that health is shaped by a series of events that …
The week in review
Sixty-day dispensing was still making waves, as flu case numbers rose and the industry lost a discounting pioneer Double dispensing remains top of mind, and we heard from Flinders University‘s …
Nationally consistent free flu jab campaign required: Guild
Premiers and chief ministers are being urged to take steps to boost the uptake of influenza vaccinations amid surging case numbers Inconsistent approaches to funding flu vaccinations from state and …
World news wrapup: 13 July 2023
Pharmacist who re-used syringe barrels sued; new French report reveals huge pharmacist shortfall; US pharmacist headed for prison but looking for love Vancouver, British Columbia: A pharmacy company is reportedly …
‘Massive punch in the teeth’ for pandemic helpers
Double dispensing could see careers hit hard before they’ve had time to take off, warns the owner of a former Pharmacy of the Year Amid the warnings of how 60-day …
A vaccination update
As patients increasingly seek out vaccination from pharmacists, the number of vaccine-related calls to PDL has grown PDL has issued a practice alert around vaccination services, including flu and Covid-19 …
‘We needed this like a hole in the head’
Workers at one pharmacy chain mobilised to protect each other, as anti-vaccinators targeted Canberra stores, filming staff and referring to Covid jabs as “death shots” Pharmacies in Charnwood, O’Connor, Civic …
Doctors seek GP pharmacist vaccination approval
Medical groups are seeking to boost access to vaccination services by having GP pharmacists authorised to provide the same vaccines as their community and hospital-based peers Doctors are urging Queensland’s …
Vaccine services problems spotted
As we head towards winter, pharmacists are likely to be vaccinating more… what are inspectors looking for? The Victorian Pharmacy Authority has produced a list of several problems found in …
FIP vaccination focus
FIP has created a new resource to help encourage vaccination by pharmacists The International Pharmaceutical Federation is offering a new resource to help countries self-assess the readiness of their regulations …
SA to lead the way on pharmacy jabs
South Australia has expanded community pharmacist vaccination, to the point where the state will offer more jabs through pharmacists than anywhere else in Australia South Australians will now be able …
Free flu jab drive to roll out in WA
The PSA and doctors have welcomed a WA move to provide access for all to free flu jabs in pharmacy Western Australia’s McGowan Government has announced that it will offer …