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Tasmanian pharmacists will now be able to administer more vaccines – and GPs are predictably outraged Hot on the heels of the announcement earlier this week that Tasmanian pharmacists would …

Tasmanian pharmacists will now be able to vaccinate children aged five and up – but pharmacists say more can be done The Rockliff Government’s has moved to allow pharmacists to …

Former deputy chief medical officer Dr Nick Coatsworth has suggested pharmacy as the best place for the general public to get their flu and covid jabs, given the GP shortage …

Changes to legislation authorising pharmacists in Queensland to administer influenza vaccines to children aged six-months and older is fuelling demand for immunisation training  Updates to Queensland’s Medicines and Poisons Act …

Double dispensing, pharmacist prescribing and women in pharmacy were all key issues which made the news this week We heard that some health practitioners have had their details stolen in …

What did the general public really think about community pharmacy’s involvement in the Covid-19 vaccination rollout? Researchers from the University of Adelaide have looked into consumer perceptions of Covid-19 vaccination …

Canberrans will now be able to get pharmacist-prescribed antibiotics for UTIs under the NSW trial scheme – as well as more vaccines Minister of Health Rachael Stephen-Smith has announced that …

All eight recommendations from the Review of Covid-19 Vaccine and Treatment Purchasing and Procurement report have been accepted by the federal government  The review, led by Jane Halton, a former …

Moderna’s Covid-19 biavalent BA.4/5 vaccine is being recommended for use as a booster adolescents and adults aged 12 years and older  The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) issued …

Disasters such as the Covid pandemic often result in innovation… but how did it pertain to pharmacy legislation? These researchers take a look… This article is the second in a …

The debate about scope of practice continued this week, plus decisions on Covid boosters and several medications Scope of practice is still top of mind, with Pharmacy Guild of Australia …

Discrepancies in the remuneration models for COVID-19 vaccines administered by different health professionals needs to be addressed, a pharmacy leader believes.   With all Australians aged 18 years and older …