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RSS FeedPosted by Michael Wonder on 19 May 2021
TGA considering changing storage rules of Pfizer jab, could allow Aussies to get dose at GPs or pharmacists: Hunt
20 May 2021 - Australians could get access to the Pfizer jab through GPs or pharmacists, on top of state-run ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 May 2021
TGA weighs over the counter contraceptive pill plan
17 May 2021 - The nation’s medicines regulator is looking at a plan to give Australians more freedom to access ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Apr 2021
Flu vaccine war: chemists accused of delivering weaker jab
27 April 2021 - A war has broken out between chemists and doctors, who say elderly Australians are being given an ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Apr 2021
COVID-19 vaccine rollout delay hits chemists
6 April 2021 - The mass rollout of vaccinations to Australians has been pushed back by at least a month, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Mar 2021
This pharmacist had vaccine doses to spare. So he hit the road.
16 March 2021 - The pharmacist has started doing pop-up vaccination events at senior affordable housing facilities, possibly illuminating a new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Mar 2021
COVID-19 vaccinations are free — but they're taking a toll on local pharmacies' bottom lines
12 March 2021 - “We've been disenfranchised for years,” a Chicago pharmacy owner said. “It's almost like we feel like we're ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Mar 2021
Americans increasingly turn to pharmacists for help finding affordable drugs, new study shows
9 March 2021 - Sticker shock is a daily occurrence for Americans trying to fill prescriptions at retail pharmacies—and it’s ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Mar 2021
New legislation to support medicine substitutions
5 March 2021 - New legislation has been passed to allow pharmacists to substitute a different medicine when a patient's ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Mar 2021
NHS prescription charges set to rise in England
2 March 2021 - The NHS prescription charge in England is set to increase to £9.35 from 1 April 2021 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Feb 2021
Chemist giants are testing the rules
22 February 2021 - Health regulators are preparing to challenge the increasing dominance of Australia’s pharmacy giants, with threats to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Feb 2021
Small town pharmacies suffer in Federal Government reclassification funding and fear for COVID vaccine rollout
10 February 2021 - The only pharmacist in the Midwest town of Northampton says the rollout of vaccines in rural ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jan 2021
Pharmacies to offer COVID-19 vaccine shots
31 January 2021 - There will be no requirement to visit a doctor to receive the COVID-19 jab under a planned ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Dec 2020
Hospitals discover a surprise in their vaccine deliveries: extra doses
16 December 2020 - Pharmacists have found that they can squeeze an additional dose from some of the glass vials that ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Dec 2020
Over-the-counter access to low dose cannabidiol
15 December 2020 - Today the Therapeutic Goods Administration announced a final decision to down-schedule certain low dose cannabidiol preparations ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Dec 2020
Supreme Court rules that states can regulate pharmacy benefit managers
10 December 2020 - The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that states can regulate pharmacy benefit managers, the prescription drug ...