Legal roundup
Policeman probed over pharmacy arrest; WA alleged robber arrested; bail for alleged serial offender Preston, Victoria: A policeman allegedly stomped on an armed robber as he arrested the man at …
Could CWH float next year… with a market value of $5bn?
Chemist Warehouse may not have abandoned plans for an initial public offering in 2021, hints mainstream media The Australian is again speculating on the future of Chemist Warehouse, with Dataroom …
Wizard a winner… again
Wizard Pharmacy Kalgoorlie Central has been presented with the 2020 Community Support and Engagement award by the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Chamber of Commerce & Industry The award, presented at the Chamber’s annual …
A new addition for PSS
The Australian Pharmacy Council has become a member of the Pharmacists’ Support Service subsequent to a change in the PSS constitution This change adds the APC to the other eight …
World news wrapup: 12 November 2020
Pharmacists elected to Congress; UK pharmacist cleared of making anti-Semitic remarks; sentence of 40 years recommended for US pharmacist United States: Three pharmacists elected to Congress are being welcomed by …
New Minister has ‘strong reputation’
Queensland has a new Health Minister, who has been “warmly welcomed” by the Pharmacy Guild On Tuesday, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced that Deputy Premier Steven Miles, who has held the …
Poll: Next year for a COVID vaccine?
How do you feel about a potential COVID-19 vaccine… about to happen, or wishful thinking? A Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine could be on the horizon, pharmacists have been called “essential” in …
‘As the only pharmacist in this place…’
Pharmacist politician Emma McBride has waded into the e-cigarettes debate, saying there is no evidence they are safe or less harmful than combustible cigarettes On Monday, Labor MP Mike Freelander …
Vector-borne disease: take a bigger role
FIP has published a handbook to support pharmacists in preventing, controlling, managing and treating vector-borne diseases The resource, from the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), notes that some of these diseases, …
Guild helps Close the Gap
The Pharmacy Guild Queensland branch, is celebrating NAIDOC Week and closing the gap through its Reconciliation Action Plan The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland Branch, launched its Reconciliation Action Plan …
Pharmacies brown-bag it
Only a fifth of medicines are disposed of correctly via pharmacy… but a new campaign aims to change that During the month of November all 35 pharmacies in the Mackellar …
The week in review
Vaccination (for COVID-19 and otherwise) was a key issue in the pharmacy sector this week Academics from the University of Canberra and the University of Tasmania said that pharmacists can, …