TGA moves to reassure Australians on COVID-19 vaccine
The regulator has pointed to its “extremely rigorous” approval process after reports of some deaths in elderly individuals in Norway vaccinated with the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine The TGA has emphasised …
Withholding medicines an abuse of human rights: AMSA, NAPSA
Medical and pharmacy students call on Department of Home Affairs to commit to timely and consistent provision of medicines following allegations from immigration centre detainees The Australian Medical Students’ Association …
Pharmacy ‘mogul’ sentenced over multimillion-dollar fraud scheme
A co-owner of numerous compounding pharmacies has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and money laundering Wade Ashley Walters, 54, from Mississippi, US, …
The week in review
Happy new year to all our readers! The long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine dominated headlines this week…. Kicking off 2021, we heard the Federal government announce the acceleration of the COVID-19 vaccination …
Pharmacists appeal for govt support
Urgent call for funded COVID-19 vaccination by community pharmacists, regulatory change and millions for pharmacy services from NSW Budget PSA’s NSW branch is calling on the government to pass regulatory …
Allergy risk caution
TGA issues warning on medicines containing the ingredient Eucommia ulmoides Pharmacists are advised that products in their pharmacy containing Eucommia ulmoides, often used in Chinese herbal medicine formulations that purport …
‘Reckless’ prescribing errors caught by vigilant pharmacists
Pharmacists detected a litany of dangerous prescribing errors by a struggling doctor who has now been suspended A NSW doctor has admitted he was operating “out of his depth” when …
Patient safety cited in vaccine turf war
Ongoing debate over community pharmacy involvement in COVID-19 vaccine rollout is “a waste of everybody’s time”, says leading community pharmacist Lobbying by GP groups against the proposed role of community …
Pharmacist arrested over COVID-19 vaccine sabotage
A US hospital pharmacist accused of tampering with hundreds of COVID-19 vaccine doses is reportedly a “conspiracy theorist” A Wisconsin hospital pharmacist is alleged to have intentionally sabotaged more than …
Victorian pharmacists recognised for excellence
The PSA Victorian branch has announced the state’s Pharmacist of the Year, ECP of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award winners and more A number of Victorian pharmacists have been honoured …
Convicted pharmacist struck off over illegal vaccine supply
A former Sydney proprietor has been struck off the register after she was jailed for supplying thousands of Gardasil 9 vaccines without the proper authority A NSW tribunal has cancelled …
How did COVID-19 really impact dispensing?
Script dispensing numbers went crazy in March due to the pandemic rush, with demand for one group of medicines increasing by 87%, a new report shows Volume of PBS scripts …