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‘Mystery’ why pharmacists were initially sidelined from rollout: Albanese
The Opposition Leader added it’s “very strange” that community pharmacists are receiving lower payments than GPs “for the same job” in administering COVID vaccinations Pharmacists are the “very much the …
‘Our profession must be mobilised.’
FIP has called for a greater role for pharmacists in managing respiratory conditions Pharmacists must be allowed to do more to manage respiratory conditions in communities if the urgent need …
The top ten
What are the stories our readers have been clicking on recently? Vaccination, crime and regulatory issues have been capturing our readers’ interest recently. Our latest top ten most-clicked stories list …
World news wrapup: 10 September 2021
French pharmacy privacy breach; new faces at the top in NZ; UK pharmacy to drive recovery France: Connexion France reports that around 700,000 pharmacy COVID-19 test results have been left …
Why did pharmacy complaints spike?
A jump in complaints about NSW pharmacists was driven not by a growth in professional misconduct, but in Health Ministry activity The Review of the Health Care Complaints Commission 2019-20 …
Moderna round the corner
Confirmation that community pharmacies are expected to begin receiving supplies of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from next week has been welcomed by the Guild NSW Branch Director of the Pharmacy …
Pharmacist’s behaviour ‘denounced in the strongest of terms’
No conditions it could impose could mitigate the risk to the public posed by a NSW pharmacist if he repeated his misconduct, a Tribunal has decided A pharmacist has been …
A question of testing
Rapid antigen tests: the PSA says pharmacies need them to remain open, while TGA warns against their widespread use The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s NSW branch has called on the …
Lockdown ‘supermarket effect’ hits Swisse
Vitamin sales moving to supermarkets, echoing the experience of competitor Blackmores There has been a shift of more people buying vitamins from supermarkets than pharmacies over the past 12 months, …
More roles unlocked
Pharmacists on the temporary sub-register can now practise in any area that supports the COVID-19 response, after changes see registration broadened More than 1,700 pharmacists can step up to further …
COVID arrangements extended
Digital image scripts have been extended one final time to the end of 2021, DOH confirms, with the Pharmacy Guild welcoming the news There will be one final extension of …
Bigger onshore generic medicines stockpiles on the way
Health Minister announces new Medicines Supply Security Guarantee to prevent shortages as part of deals with pharma industry Generic medicines companies will start to hold a minimum of four to …