vaccination
Flu jab boost in under-65s could save lives: report
A new report looks at barriers to flu vaccines in NSW – including how pharmacies can help The new paper, from the NSW Productivity Commission, “illustrates the potential health and …
‘Public health menace’ addressed by NIP
Shingles vaccines are to be available through the National Immunisation Program, including through community pharmacies Health minister Mark Butler has advised the public to ask their pharmacist or GP about …
Nurse tampered with vaccines at CWH
A pharmacist became suspicious of a patient’s requests for privacy before receiving the Covid-19 jab – and when she checked the store’s CCTV, spotted professional misconduct in the consulting room …
World News Wrapup – 3 August 2023
Workforce shortages leave two-thirds of French pharmacies short-staffed; pharmacist dies after being found unconscious during triathlon; British MPs back pharmacy vaccination services Paris, France: Workforce shortages are continuing to plague …
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 …