Emergency pharmacy fund established
South Australia has established an emergency fund to ensure community pharmacies can keep providing essential services Minister for Health and Wellbeing Stephen Wade announced the $200,000 emergency fund on Tuesday, …
$100 cash kickback for each false HMR
A pharmacist has had her registration suspended for 18 months after she used another pharmacist’s identity to submit payment claims for 129 HMRs which were not performed at patients’ homes …
The week in review
Pharmacy has been under fire this week, with one store closing for cleaning after an “absolutely disgusting” prank, 18 pharmacists having to self-isolate and #BunningsKaren reportedly confronting a pharmacy worker …
Pharmacists ‘not currently qualified’ for UTI trial
A pharmacist and several doctors have again called for the Queensland UTI trial to be halted, citing concerns about antimicrobial resistance Senior Infectious Diseases Pharmacist, Aryan Shahabi-Sirjani, Chair of the …
Diversity call at Guild
Pharmacy is a “highly feminised” industry which could do with more female leaders, says one stakeholder Pharmacy Guild national executive director Suzanne Greenwood has urged female pharmacy owners to consider …
World news wrapup: 30 July 2020
Patient info goes missing after vandalism; COVID-19 cluster linked to pharmacy; Tory peer champions pharmacy US: The CVS pharmacy chain has revealed that following vandalism at a number of stores …
Mental health: bridging the gap
A key pharmacy mental health trial funded under the 6CPA is set to commence shortly The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Griffith University and the University of …
Pharmacists test negative
HPS has confirmed that the 18 hospital pharmacists self-isolating in Sydney have returned negative COVID-19 tests On Tuesday, the AJP reported that 18 pharmacists from St Vincent’s Private Hospital Darlinghurst …
Hoax COVID-19 call made to Chemist Warehouse
A retail manager has called for pharmacies to be vigilant after an “absolutely disgusting” prank call sparked a store closure At 4.40pm on Friday, the Chemist Warehouse Sebastopol in Ballarat …
Hospital pharmacy staff in isolation
Pharmacy staff who ate at a Thai restaurant linked to a positive case of COVID-19 are now in self-isolation NSW Health has directed everybody who was at the Thai Rock …
‘Slap in the face’ at the border
“Glaring unintended consequences” of the NSW-Victoria border closure are impacting pharmacy workers who have been unable to travel to their place of work Anthony Tassone, Victorian branch president of the …
The week in review
Personal protective equipment and pharmacy’s role in supporting Australians through the COVID-19 pandemic were key issues this week The first e-script in South Australia was dispensed with Minfos by TerryWhite …