Early measures, pharmacy support helping
Queensland’s Chief Health Officer has thanked community pharmacists working on the novel coronavirus frontline Chief Health Officer, Dr Jeannette Young, has briefed members of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland …
Pharmacists living separately to protect family, patients
Frontline health workers will be offered free accommodation to help keep family members safe… but what about community pharmacists? The move, which includes NSW hospital workers including pharmacists, follows similar …
‘We can all be part of the solution.’
Doctor groups have expressed alarm at a drop-off in consultations, while pharmacists are providing the in-person component of services such as vaccination With the rapid growth in the use of …
‘Now more than ever, we all need to be there for each other.’
A much-loved pharmacist is to be remembered with an endowed scholarship in Pharmacy at the University of Sydney On what would have been Andrew Tu’s 34th birthday, his widow, Eva …
Expanded powers
The ACT Government has moved to expand pharmacist vaccination in the Territory The Pharmacy Guild of Australia ACT Branch has welcomed confirmation that the ACT Government will lower the age …
Home secretary urged to help protect pharmacists
Pharmacy employers in the UK are being asked to strictly enforce a policy of zero tolerance of abuse After a patients’ association in Australia last week called for a crackdown …
No national shortage, but fears persist
Pharmacists need to be aware that insulin users will be very concerned about potential or actual shortages, say stakeholders The Pharmacy Guild and diabetes organisations are urging people with the …
Rent relief
Landlords must not terminate leases due to non-payment of rent during the pandemic, under “good faith” leasing principles announced Tuesday Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that states and territories would …
World news wrapup: 3 April 2020
British pharmacist dies from COVID-19; Canadian pharmacy owner fights for locals; US health workers allegedly told not to speak out about conditions East Sussex, England: Tributes are pouring in for …
Complaints spike over COVID
With COVID-19 related stress growing for pharmacists and patients, members of the profession are facing potential backlash while worried about their own exposure to the disease A new survey has …
Outreach for pharmacy vaccination
Victorian pharmacists can now administer vaccinations outside their normal location, says the state Health Minister While the state fights to slow the spread of coronavirus, Victorians need to protect themselves …
Aussies wary of double infection
Most Australians want to be vaccinated against flu this year to prevent a double infection with COVID-19 New data from the Immunisation Coalition’s annual survey shows that 62% of Australians …