vaccination
We need more hospital pharmacists in NSW: SHPA
Stakeholders have welcomed the re-election of the Berejiklian NSW Government and called for more hospital pharmacists and support for pharmacy In congratulating the return of the Berejiklian Government, the PSA …
Building relationships
TerryWhite Chemmart has launched its new brand campaign, “That’s Real Chemistry,” as it gears up to offer flu vaccinations The new campaign is based on the trusted relationship between TerryWhite …
No link between MMR vax and autism
The largest single study to date has concluded that MMR vaccination does not increased autism risk, even among children with other risk factors for autism A nationwide cohort study of …
Flu vax takeup growing
TerryWhite Chemmart says it is joining forces with an increasing number of Australian companies to vaccinate against flu It’s a bid to fight the rise in absenteeism and create healthier …
Everyone can be an effective advocate for vaccination: here’s how
Jessica Kaufman, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and Margie Danchin, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, take a look at how everyone can spread the pro-vaccination message The World Health Organisation (WHO) has named …
We need a leader
Australia needs a Chief Pharmacist, pharmacy needs to play a more central health care role and get greater access to vaccinations, PSA says A more visible, central presence for pharmacy …
Pharmacists urged to get vaccine accredited
A measles outbreak in NSW – where pharmacists have just been granted the ability to administer the MMR vaccine – has prompted health stakeholders to alert consumers Last week, residents …
Pharmacist travel vaccines pose ‘Russian roulette risk’, says AMA
Pharmacy organisations have hit back at the AMA’s claims that pharmacist-administered travel vaccinations could be deadly Holidaymakers could be “dicing with death” under proposals to allow pharmacists to deliver live …
How pharmacy helped in this year’s flu season
Record numbers of Australians were vaccinated against flu this year – and the Health Minister has pointed out pharmacy’s involvement Greg Hunt has announced that Australia experienced the lowest rates …
Clinical tips: travel medicine
Many Australians need help preparing for good health while they travel, writes Karalyn Huxhagen Customers present to pharmacy with requests and questions about travel on a regular basis. Many of …
Guild interns to receive free vaccination training
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced that from 2019, all Guild Intern Training Program enrolees will have free access to its pharmacist vaccination course Starting from next year, interns …
Call to expand vaccinations in WA
Most consumers in Western Australia would like their community pharmacists to vaccinate for more conditions, say researchers Consumers in Western Australia are satisfied with pharmacist-administered flu vaccination, and many would …