Pharmacist COVID-19 vaccinations delayed
Pharmacists will not deliver COVID-19 vaccinations until at least June, with the country’s overall vaccination rollout behind schedule due to supply issues.
Pharmacy prescribing trial expands to include skin conditions
With New South Wales recently expanding its pharmacy prescribing trial to include skin conditions, could other jurisdictions soon follow?
Days to go until the CPD year ends
The finishing line of the 2021–2022 CPD year is fast approaching. Make sure you earn enough CPD credits in time.
Confusion between third primary and booster doses abounds
Third primary doses of COVID-19 vaccines for severely immunocompromised people and booster doses for the general population were both approved last month, but pharmacists report patients are having trouble distinguishing between the two.
How pharmacists are managing nation-wide medicine shortages
A survey conducted over April–May 2021 found that medicine shortages are having a dire impact on patients and pharmacists.
Red tape stops pharmacists from helping patients affected by floods
Pharmacists have been stranded without access to more than 730 PBS medicines struck off the Continued Dispensing initiative measure.
