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Pharmacies ‘the missing link’ – report
Monday | Jul 19 2021DELAYS in activating community pharmacies as COVID-19 vaccination (COVAX) sites are "baffling" McKell Institute Executive Director, Michael Buckland, believes.
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Political hesitancy a COVAX challenge
Monday | Jul 19 2021POLITICAL hesitancy is behind delays in activating community pharmacies to administer COVID-19 vaccinations (COVAX) Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, NSW Branch President, Chelsea Felkai, believes.
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PPA hits out at Board
Monday | Jul 19 2021PROFESSIONAL Pharmacists Australia (PPA) has criticised the Pharmacy Board of Australia's decision to suspend a Queenland-based pharmacist from practising for more than four years based on an "inaccurate diagnosis" that the pharmacist suffered from an alcohol abuse disorder.
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NSW pharmacies start COVAX rollout
Friday | Jul 16 2021SEVERAL community pharmacies in regional and rural NSW are starting to receive their first allocations of COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX), with Capital Chemist Braidwood administering initial shots today.
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Pharmacy staff still waiting for COVAX
Friday | Jul 16 2021COMMUNITY pharmacy workers need to be given priority access to COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX), to ensure stores can remain open in areas affected by outbreaks, Pharmacy Guild of Australia NSW Branch Vice President, Catherine Bronger, believes.
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Monash to investigate aged care role
Friday | Jul 16 2021MONASH University's Centre for Medicine Use and Safety (CMUS) is set to investigate embedding pharmacists in residential aged care facilities, after securing $2 million through the Medical Research Future Fund.
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Pharmacy called in to rescue Sydney
Thursday | Jul 15 2021COMMUNITY pharmacies in Sydney's COVID-19 hotspots are set to start vaccinating this month, but some pharmacists are concerned that restricting supplies to the AstraZeneca (AZ) shot could limit their capacity to immunise patients.
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Prescriber errors hitting pharmacists
Thursday | Jul 15 2021COMMUNITY pharmacists appear to be bearing the punishment for the sins of others when it comes to breaches of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) compliance, Pharmacy Guild of Australia Executive Director, Suzanne Greenwood, believes.
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FIP releases 2021 pharmacist vax handbook
Wednesday | Jul 14 2021THE International Pharmaceutical Federation has launched a new FIP Vaccination Handbook for Pharmacists, with the aim of supporting individual pharmacists in understanding how they can contribute to improving global vaccination coverage.
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AHPRA immuniser register needed
Wednesday | Jul 14 2021AUSTRALIAN Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) registration processes should record individuals' accreditation to administer vaccines, to enable targeted messaging to be delivered to immunisers, the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) believes.