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Turf war: pharmacists will deliver COVID-19 vaccine despite GP concerns
9 December 2020 - Pharmacists will be able to administer COVID-19 vaccinations when the wider immunisation program begins in mid-2021, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Nov 2020
Pharmacies add freezers, train staff to handle COVID-19 vaccination drive
29 November 2020 - Many supermarkets have offered customers flu shots for years, but COVID-19 vaccine distribution will require more coordination ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Nov 2020
Amazon jumps into the pharmacy business with online prescription fulfilment, free delivery for Prime members
17 November 2020 - Amazon is making its biggest move yet into the pharmacy space. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Nov 2020
US Government announces COVID-19 vaccine agreement with pharmacies
13 November 2020 - Federal health officials have reached an agreement with pharmacies across the US to distribute free coronavirus ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Oct 2020
Pharmacist army ready to jab Australians with COVID-19 vaccine
26 October 2020 - An army of 10,000 pharmacists will play a critical role in the immunisation of millions of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Oct 2020
Pharmacist prescribers able to prescribe special authority medicines
1 October 2020 - Some medicines are only funded under certain conditions to ensure access to medicines is available for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Aug 2020
Pharmacies to be first port of call for eventual COVID-19 vaccine
19 August 2020 - Getting the COVID-19 vaccine will be as easy as going to your local pharmacy when the lifesaving ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Aug 2020
Irish pharmacists lobby for biosimilar substitution
17 August 2020 - Pharmacists in Ireland say the country is losing out on hundreds of millions of dollars in savings ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jul 2020
PHARMAC removes dispensing restrictions' - now distributing three months' supply
30 July 2020 - The majority of the temporary dispensing restrictions placed upon Government-funded medicine will be removed on Saturday. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jul 2020
Pharmacy trial program implementation review
24 July 2020 - Under the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement, $50 million was provided to the Pharmacy Trials Program to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jun 2020
Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement
23 June 2020 - The Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement is commencing 1 July 2020 and will be in place for five ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jun 2020
30 day limit on prescription refills lifted in most provinces
12 June 2020 - Most Canadian provinces have now eased their restrictions on the supply of prescription drugs. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jun 2020
More essential support for Australian patients through community pharmacy
12 June 2020 - Australians will have better access to subsidised medicines and medication management services through community pharmacy with the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jun 2020
Pharmacist claiming of paracetamol 500 mg with codeine 30 mg tablet prescriptions from 1 June 2020
1 June 2020 - Commencing 1 June 2020, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme listings for opioid medicines will change. Included in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 May 2020
Optimizing patient access to medications: the American Dermatological Association’s position statement on pharmacy benefit managers and patient access to affordable and appropriate medications
25 May 2020 - Access to health care has been at the forefront of social and political debate for decades. ...