‘Gear up for unprecedented demand.’
More than 90% of pharmacies are hoping to offer the COVID-19 vaccine this year, with nearly all delivering the flu vax, according to a new survey A MedAdvisor survey of …
Rural pharmacists miffed by funding cuts
‘Taking money away from communities in the bush is totally the wrong message,’ say pharmacy owners AJP recently reported on criticism of the new Regional Pharmacy Maintenance Allowance (RPMA), with …
Safety warning over unclear scripts
Unexpected impacts from active ingredient prescribing changes have seen pharmacists ramping up their ‘safety net’ role to prevent dispensing errors Pharmacists have been stepping up to manage “unintended consequences” arising …
Discount chains ‘distorting’ sector
Free scripts offered by discount pharmacy chains are driving smaller pharmacies out of business, says NZ Guild Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand chief executive Andrew Gaudin has told the Otago …
Hunt to speak at APP2021
Health Minister Greg Hunt will be delivering the opening plenary at the APP Conference in May Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care, Greg Hunt, will be addressing delegates at …
Reducing the risk
Melbourne researchers have investigated the best ways to reduce dispensing errors Pharmacy researchers from Alfred Health in Melbourne reviewed 11 studies on interventions in the hospital setting to address the …
Sudden lockdown impacting trade
Community pharmacies in Victoria are rising to the challenge despite out of stocks, patients struggling with mental health and general unpredictability Pharmacy staff are trucking along in the face of …
First COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Australia
The PM says plans are on track for the country’s most vulnerable to start receiving the vaccine from next Monday More than 142,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine have …
Tweets land ex-Senator in hot water
Former senator threatened with fine of up to $1.11 million and even imprisonment over tweets promoting ivermectin for treatment of COVID-19 Former Senator David Leyonhjelm has been pulled up by …
Over 100 regulatory breaches uncovered
A coroner has criticised the excessive supply of S8s and codeine that led to a woman’s death The death of a Tasmanian woman from mixed drug toxicity has been investigated …
Independent community pharmacy network boosts vax rates
Small pharmacies are outpacing big corporate chains at delivering the COVID-19 vaccine, say commentators Nearly 70% of COVID-19 vaccine doses distributed across the US have been delivered on average, according …
Comments roundup
What you were saying this past week… PDL has already received a number of reports and one error relating to active ingredient prescribing changes. Here’s what people had to say… “Anyone …