COVID-19
Tasmanian pharmacy gave expired Covid jabs
One state health department is working with a pharmacy to contact some of its patients, to whom it gave expired Covid vaccines Tasmania鈥檚 director of public health, Dr Mark Veitch, …
Another variant vaccine, another potential risk
With the availability of the latest Pfizer (Comirnaty) Omicron XBB.1.5 vaccine, indicated for 12 years and over, there may be potential for selection or administration error, writes PDL This is …
Guild leader encourages more Covid jabs
As Australia heads towards Christmas amid a rise in Covid-19 cases, Trent Twomey tells the public that the latest jab is available through community pharmacy As at 11 December 2023, …
Remove pharmacy vax red tape in 8CPA: report
Covid and NIP vaccines will at some point need to be managed under the same arrangements, and should be harmonised, a new report says, noting that the current framework creates …
World news wrapup: 9 November 2023
鈥淧hotovoice鈥� project captures pandemic frontline experience; UK pharmacists want paracetamol multibuy crackdown; US pharmacist faces indecent assault charges Edmonton, Alberta: Pharmacists have sent in photos depicting how they felt about …
It’s over!
The pandemic emergency response is officially over, medical officials say, as additional aged care COVID support is announced COVID-19 is no longer a Communicable Disease Incident of National Significance (CDINS), …
The week in review
As Australians head to the polls this weekend for the Voice Referendum, we wrap up another busy week in pharmacy CAPS has written to GPs, saying that 60-day dispensing won’t …
ATAGI recommends additional Covid booster for over 75s
Australians aged 75 years and over are being advised to get an additional Covid-19 jab聽 The Australia Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has issued fresh recommendations regarding booster doses …
New Covid jab approved
The TGA has approved Pfizer and BioNTech鈥檚 Omicron XBB.1.5-adapted monovalent Covid-19 vaccine Pfizer and BioNTech SE announced on Wednesday (11 October) that the Therapeutic Goods Administration has authorised their Comirnaty …
Nurse tampered with vaccines at CWH
A pharmacist became suspicious of a patient鈥檚 requests for privacy before receiving the Covid-19 jab 鈥� and when she checked the store鈥檚 CCTV, spotted professional misconduct in the consulting room …
FIP mourns passing of president
Australian pharmacist steps into FIP presidency following the death of Dominique Jordan聽 International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) president-elect, Paul Sinclair, will assume the role immediately after the organisation鈥檚 president, Dominique Jordan …
Nose picking awareness link to Covid amongst health workers
A new study has examined behavioural and physical factors which may contribute to the increased risk of Covid-19 amongst health workers Why not to pick your nose: Association between nose …