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‘About bloody time’: ACT
Friday | Jul 23 2021PHARMACISTS in the ACT are looking forward to joining the COVID-19 vaccination (COVAX) rollout, following the Commonwealth Government's decision to activate all eligible stores, with Pharmacy Guild of Australia Territory Branch President, Simon Blacker, saying "it's about bloody time".
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Pharmacy hits 1m flu vax
Thursday | Jul 22 2021CALLS to accelerate community pharmacy's involvement in the administration of COVID-19 vacccinations is being strengthened by the sector's successful influenza vaccine campaign, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) National President, Associate Professor Chris Freeman, believes.
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Inability to plan stymieing change
Thursday | Jul 22 2021AN OVERARCHING inability for pharmacists to adapt to change rather than a lack of time, is often the biggest barrier to implementing new services in community pharmacies, research reveals.
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Have pharmacists forgotten their role?
Thursday | Jul 22 2021PHARMACISTS need to focus on engaging with patients and play an active role in their patients' health care, Melbourne-based pharmacist and master-herbalist, Gerald Quigley, believes.
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Trusted to vax now, why not earlier?
Wednesday | Jul 21 2021MOVES to activate close to 1,500 community pharmacies as COVID-19 vaccination sites over the next three weeks are being welcomed with a mix of joy and frustration.
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Pharmacy a critical COVAX resource
Wednesday | Jul 21 2021COMMONSENSE and practical measures including engaging community pharmacies in the COVID-19 vaccination (COVAX) rollout will be crucial to ending the the cycle of lockdowns seen across the country, Victorian Shadow Minister for Health, Georgie Crozier, believes.
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Pharmacist frustrated at GP scripts
Wednesday | Jul 21 2021REGIONAL NSW-based pharmacist, Paul Smith, is calling on Sydney GPs issuing prescriptions to patients to be dispensed outside of lockdown areas to ask more questions, to discourage people from breaching COVID-19 restrictions.
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States take positive steps on COVAX
Tuesday | Jul 20 2021NSW, South Australia and Victoria are joining Queensland in activating community pharmacies as COVID-19 vaccination (COVAX) sites, but more work is required to optimise the use of the pharmacy network, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) believes.
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Community must protect pharmacy
Tuesday | Jul 20 2021PATIENTS in COVID-19 outbreak zones are being urged to think twice before stepping into their local community pharmacy, to avoid potentially exposing staff to the pandemic virus.
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Health workers need to be prioritised
Tuesday | Jul 20 2021STATE and Territory Governments need to follow Victoria's lead in setting aside COVID-19 vaccines for frontline workers including pharmacy staff and other health professionals, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia NSW Branch President, Chelsea Felkai, believes.
