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‘All hands on deck’ for COVAX rollout
Friday | Jan 8 2021EFFORTS need to be made to ensure every qualified immuniser is available and authorised to administer COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX) ahead of the planned rollout, pharmacy leaders believe.
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Meds shortages hit patients’ pockets
Friday | Jan 8 2021SUPPLY shortages of generic brands of vital chronic medications are forcing pharmacists to "hunt and forage" for alternatives, while leaving patients out of pocket paying brand price premiums on orginators.
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Location Rules stop pharmacy deserts
Thursday | Jan 7 2021RESEARCH showing 'pharmacy deserts' across disadvantaged parts of Los Angeles County highlight the benefits of Australia's Pharmacy Location Rules, a spokesperson for the Pharmacy Guild of Australia believes.
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UK pharmacists ‘desperate to help’
Thursday | Jan 7 2021BRITAIN'S National Health Service (NHS) is moving to resolve an issue preventing pharmacist immunisers from signing up to administer COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Pharmacist shocked after head grab
Wednesday | Jan 6 2021WESTERN Sydney-based pharmacist, Veronica Nou, was stunned and appalled when a patient grabbed the back of her head while she was counselling another customer on Mon.
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COVAX can wait for TGA to do its job
Wednesday | Jan 6 2021AUSTRALIA does not need the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to rush through its approval process for COVID-19 vaccines, the Advisory Committee for Vaccines Chair, Allen Cheng, believes.
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Vic businesses need COVID clarity
Tuesday | Jan 5 2021CONCERNS are being raised over reports that business owners in Victoria are learning that their premises have been listed as COVID-19 exposure sites through the media, rather than from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
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RPMA eligibility review
Tuesday | Jan 5 2021PHARMACIES located in a Modified Monash Model category 3 to 7 location but do not meet eligibility requirements for the Rural Pharmacy Maintenance Allowance (RPMA) may still be able to access partial payments.
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Win some, lose some, RPMA changes
Monday | Jan 4 2021CHANGES to the Rural Pharmacy Maintenance Allowance (RPMA) are set to deliver increased funding for 960 rural and remote pharmacies, however, a number of stores are set to lose out under the new Modified Monash Model for rural classification.
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NAPSA wants student COVAX role
Monday | Jan 4 2021VICTORIA, South Australia and the Northern Territory are being urged to amend legislation to enable trained pharmacy students and interns to administer vaccines to support the rollout of any COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX).
