‘If you want to wear the hijab then I’d ask that you resign.’
A Sydney pharmacist was forced out of her job when she started wearing hijab, an inquiry has heard The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights has heard the story of …
Pharmacists beg for COVID safety moves
Australian pharmacists are calling on State and Territory Governments to urgently reinstate COVID-19 mitigation measures Policies such as mask mandates, QR check-in codes and density limits to protect public health …
Rubbery figures at CWH?
Consumer group Choice has taken aim at Chemist Warehouse, claiming it has found “evidence that retailers can and will defy reasonable consumer expectations” Choice’s Andy Kollmorgen wrote this week that …
COVID jab pay boosted
The Australian Government has moved to reverse funding cuts for pharmacists and GPs delivering booster shots This is a welcome development which should help manage the current surge in COVID-19 …
Guild slams Pill final decision
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia says it is deeply regrettable women will continue to be barred from purchasing oral contraceptives without a prescription Guild National Councillor Natalie Willis says the …
‘Hope is not a strategy here.’
Many pharmacies are not providing COVID boosters or dropping out of the program, while those still going are being “smashed” by demand Last month, in response to numerous stakeholder calls …
Pharmacy handed $40k cannabis fine
A pharmacy has been fined nearly $40,000 over its advertising of medicinal cannabis including an in-store poster The Therapeutic Goods Administration has issued three infringement notices, totalling $39,960, to a …
Checks miss drug with almost-identical name
A single letter made all the difference when a pharmacist dispensed the same medication twice in error New Zealand’s Health and Disability Commissioner has issued a report about a case …
GP calls for higher pharmacist booster pay
Pharmacists are underpaid for providing COVID-19 booster vaccines… says a leading GP Dr Omar Khorshid, national president of the Australian Medical Association, has highlighted the fact that both GPs and …
Boosters mean ‘huge, risky workloads,’ says pharmacist
Amid debate about remuneration, one pharmacist has questioned the way employee pharmacists are paid for giving the COVID booster shot In response to repeated calls by industry bodies and other …
World news wrapup: 16 December 2021
Suspended after snooping; tornado devastates pharmacy; conviction for conspiracy Edmonton, Canada: A pharmacist has had his registration suspended for three months after he accessed the health records of a person …
Ivermectin warning
The TGA has issued a warning over counterfeit ivermectin The Therapeutic Goods Administration says that it has tested several imported products labelled as ivermectin and found that they are counterfeit …