Vaping crackdown sees illegal product seized
NSW Health has warned anyone selling nicotine e-cigarettes that they face fines of up to $1,100 per offence The warning comes after authorities seized $450,000 worth of illegal product last year, …
CWH float delayed… again?
The latest speculation on Chemist Warehouse’s rumoured initial public offering sees a potential deal delayed till 2022 While at the end of 2020 finance pundits were suggesting that Chemist Warehouse …
Pharmacist allowed his shops to sell illicit drugs
A former pharmacist has been banned from applying for re-registration for two years after police seized poppers and synthetic cannabis from his shops The WA State Administrative Tribunal has reprimanded …
AZ jab provisionally approved
The TGA has provisionally approved the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, which will be administered in pharmacies and other settings The Department of Health made the announcement Tuesday, noting that the first …
COVID jab interest growing
As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout draws closer, new data shows interest in uptake continues to grow Roy Morgan has again looked into attitudes around issues surrounding the novel coronavirus, and …
The week in review
COVID-19 vaccination made the headlines again this week, as well as some award-winning pharmacists GPs are still urging against the use of pharmacists in rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine, with …
World news wrapup: 11 February 2021
Panic in Lebanon as meds fly off the shelves; pharmacist son reunites with father to give him COVID jab; collective agreement to boost wages in West Africa Lebanon: Yahoo News …
Consumers warned off discounter
NSW Fair Trading has taken the step of warning Australians not to use a discount online pharmacy, following claims paid-for items do not arrive NSW Fair Trading Commissioner, Rose Webb …
Pharmacists couldn’t handle anaphylaxis, GP claims
One pharmacy leader has asked GPs to act like a popular Disney character and “Let it go,” over COVID-19 vaccination AMA national president Dr Omar Khorshid has appeared in mainstream …
Panic surge sees trading spike 450%
New data has revealed the “dramatic” surge in pharmacy spending immediately following WA’s lockdown announcement, as the Guild negotiates on an emergency stockpile A Bankwest Spend Trends analysis of business …
Thieves ‘grabbed all the pseudoephedrine’
A pharmacist says he will start locking up the decongestant every night, while staff at another store are rattled by an armed robbery with a syringe The Morning Bulletin has …
The week in review
There’s been a lot happening in pharmacy this week, with COVID-19 vaccine and scheduling news coming to the fore Pharmacist and ALP MP for Dobell Emma McBride called in Parliament …