vaccination
World news wrapup: 13 July 2017
30 years for killing New Jersey pharmacist; NZ keeps codeine status quo; fake Fentanyl in Ontario Trenton, New Jersey: A man who shot and killed a New Jersey pharmacist has …
Free catch-up vaccines across Australia
Starting this month, free childhood vaccinations will be provided to all young people as well as refugees of any age The government has announced it is expanding the National Immunisation …
Sanofi reassures on vaccine availability
Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, has confirmed that it does have stock of Hepatitis A and Hepatitis A/Typhoid combination vaccines available in Australia The announcement follows recent media …
Meningococcal B vaccine may protect against gonorrhoea
With some strains of the common STI now resistant to all available drugs, the discovery provides new hope for a vaccine A retrospective case-control study of more than 14,000 New …
The week in review
Pharmacists could be forgiven for having an identity crisis this week, after a slew of analogies were used to criticise the sector First, pharmacists’ scope of practice was compared to …
Flu jab program nets over $41k for Queensland pharmacies
Queensland pharmacies have delivered more than 1500 flu vaccinations to state employees The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland Branch has announced the success of the 2017 Guild Corporate Vaccination Program, …
Whooping cough cases on the rise
South Australians are being warned to get vaccinated against whooping cough as cases soar Latest data show a 50% increase in cases compared to the same time last year. To …
New vaccine ordering portal
Apotex has launched an APOaccess online vaccine ordering portal The portal is aimed at offering pharmacy a one-stop solution to their vaccine ordering needs. The new portal follows the acquisition …
Last days for flu jabs
Australians have less than a week to get the flu vaccination if they want protection, an expert says “Flu is here,” says Professor Robert Booy, Professor of Infectious Diseases at …
The week in review
We take a look back at the week in community pharmacy This week, penalty rates were back on the agenda, as the Fair Work Commission announced the phase-in dates for …
Barriers to pharmacist vaccination
A new US study has examined factors that encourage or discourage adolescent and adult vaccination in pharmacy The study involved 40 licensed pharmacists in states with different pharmacy vaccination laws. …
Some postcodes still resisting vaccination
The proportion of Australian children who are fully immunised continues to rise, but significant variation remains across local communities A report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and …