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keep dreaming...
Travel inspiration for your next holiday
Mon 4th January 2021
Win some, lose some, RPMA changes Today’s issue of PD
Pharmacy Daily today has
CHANGES to the Rural Pharmacy two pages of news, plus a full
Maintenance Allowance (RPMA) are page from Direct Chemist
set to deliver increased funding for
Outlet.
960 rural and remote pharmacies,
however, a number of stores are
set to lose out under the new
Modified Monash Model for rural Coastal role
classification. DIRECT Chemist Outlet in
Under the Seventh Community Bega on the far south coast
Pharmacy Agreement (7CPA) of NSW is seeking a full-time
$21 million a year is being made pharmacist, offering a “terrific
available through the RPMA, an business opportunity to the
increase of $5 million on the 6CPA. suitable candidate”.
Federal Health Minister, Greg The role includes a generous
Hunt, announced the expansion salary, accommodation and
of the program on 22 Dec 2020, the pharmacy network to provide that up to 110 pharmacies were set relocation allowances, with
saying more than 400 additional a steady and reliable supply of to lose more than $7,000 a year in more details on page three.
pharmacies will become eligible for medicines and other pharmacy funding.
funding under the new classification services, in particular to people Another owner described the
model. outside in the regions.” updated RPMA as a “slap in the Zostavax alert
“Eligible pharmacies will receive While the scheme is set to face”, adding it “was a really
between $3,000 to $51,328 per year provide increased payouts to some, great email to receive just before HEALTH professionals have
under this expansion, depending a number of rural and remote Christmas while our staff are slaving been reminded that Zostavax
on their remoteness classification pharmacists reported that they were away to keep everyone on track over should not be used in people
and Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme set to be worse off. the festive period”. with compromised immune
prescription volumes,” he said. Posting on the Rural Pharmacy Further information on the RPMA function, after a third fatality
“The Government recognises Network Australia (RPNA) Facebook is available through the Pharmacy in a patient infected after
the importance of maintaining group, one pharmacist estimated Programs Administrator HERE. receiving a Zostavax injection.
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy growing Pharmacist arrested over vax sabotage
PUBLIC willingness to take a A US pharmacist is facing
COVID-19 vaccine is in decline, allegations of deliberately
a special Roy Morgan survey spoiling hundreds of doses of the
reveals, with 21% believing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
threat posed by the virus was The unnamed Milwaukee-based
exaggerated. pharmacist has been arrested
Data recorded in Nov 2020, on suspicion of criminal damage
found the number of Australians and reckless endangerment, after
willing to take a COVID-19 removing 57 multi-dose vials of
vaccine fell by 10% compared the vaccine from a refrigerator
to Apr 2020, with 12% reporting at Advocate Aurora Health
they would refuse to take the jab Care’s medical centre in Grafton
(up 5%), while a further 11% said women (72%) when a COVID Milwaukee on 24 and 25 Dec
they were not sure whether they vaccine becomes available. 2020, which were discovered by a
would get immunised against the However, male respondents pharmacy technicion on 26 Dec.
pandemic virus. were also marginally more likely Advocate Aurora Health Care for 30 days, and remain viable for
The survey found Tasmania to believe the threat posed by Chief Medical Group Officer, 12 hours outside of a refrigerator.
had the highest rate of vaccine the virus had been exaggerated Jeff Bahr, said the suspect had In an effort to avoid wasting
acceptance (84%), followed by (25%), compared with 18% of initially claimed to have removed the doses, a number of staff
NSW (81%) and Victoria (79%), women - a view shared by close the vaccines from the fridge members were vaccinated,
while Queenslanders were the to a third of respondents aged to access other items and has with the remaining vials being
most likely to say they would not under 25 years. accidentally failed to put them discarded.
take the vaccine (20%) followed The survey also found that back, prior to admitting his However, as the vaccines may
by Western Australians (14%). Australians were largely actions on Wed. have been left outside the fridge,
Significantly more men (83%) supportive of international travel The ABC reported that the it is believed the effort not to
reported that they would be restrictions to limit the spread of Moderna vaccine, can be stored waste all the vials may have been
willing to be vaccinated than COVID-19. at standard fridge temperatures useless.
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keep dreaming...
Mon 4th January 2021 Travel inspiration for your next holiday
Dispensary NAPSA wants student COVAX role
Corner VICTORIA, South Australia and
the Northern Territory are being
rest of the nation, utilising a ready-
made workforce to achieve optimal
urged to amend legislation to public health outcomes.
POSING for a photo at a party enable trained pharmacy students “We call on the other states
may seem harmless enough and interns to administer vaccines and territory to also allow
in ordinary times, but in the to support the rollout of any pharmacy students to administer
COVID-19 era happy snaps taken COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX). immunisations.”
at a New Year’s Eve party at In an open letter to the Kreutzer noted that pharmacy
Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago have Governments to the three regions, students in the US have been
cost a US pharmacist his job. National Australian Pharmacy involved in the preparation and
Instagram posts featuring Students’ Assocation (NAPSA) administration of the Pfizer-
failed US Congressional President, Ethan Kreutzer, said BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
candidate, George Santos, and students could bolster the “They have demonstrated
his pharmacist fiance alongside immunisation workforce. their immense value in providing
Trump allies drew criticism after Kreutzer noted provisionally easy access to a much-needed
being published in The New York registered pharmacists in the ACT, immunisation,” he said.
Times. “The Australian Pharmacy Council
NSW, Queensland, Tasmania and With the necessary legislative has updated its Standards for
The photos showed guests Western Australia, are authorised reforms, Kreutzer said pharmacy
ignoring COVID-19 restrictions, the Accreditation of Programs to
to administer vaccines with students and interns could play a support Pharmacist Administration
however the would-be politician supervision, having completed the crucial role in supporting the 2021
hit out at the publication in a of Vaccines, to ensure that
required training. flu-vax campaign. pharmacy students are eligible to
tweet on Sat night, claiming “In Queensland, under the “We call upon your governments
it had exposed his family to take part in a training program for
Queensland Pharmacist Vaccination to make these changes to the vaccinations.
“danger” and led to his fiance Standard, the ability to administer approval requirements in your
losing his job, The Daily Mail “The foundations are in place
vaccines also extends to pharmacy respective states and territory, already... we just need your help in
reported. students with supervision,” he said. allowing both pharmacy students
“My fiance and I had to leave making it a reality.
“We see this as a model to and provisionally registered “Having a larger immunisation
our home this evening with our pursue, not only in your respective pharmacists to immunise under
four dogs thanks to @nytimes workforce will only ever be a
jurisdictions, but also around the supervision,” he said. positive.”
publishing of my Instagram
showing me attending the Mar-
a-Lago New Year’s Eve party,”
Santos said. NSW COVID cases hit pharmacies TGA Infants’
“My fiance - a pharmacist - who
worked 12 hour seven days shifts
NSW Health has urged patients NSW Health reported Friend recall
who visited five pharmacies that anyone who attended BATCHES of grandfathered
for nine months was fired. across Sydney and Katoomba the Greenwell and Thomas
“The violence against us is colic treatment, Infants’
to get tested and isolate until Pharmacy, Katoomba, on 26 and/ Friend, are being recalled due
real.” they receive a negative result, or 27 Dec 2020 has been deemed
Santos did not elaborate on to the presence of chloroform
following reported COVID-19 to be a casual contact and must as an inactive ingredient.
what danger prompted him to cases. get tested and self-isolate until
leave his home in the wake of The recall was announced
People who visited Priceline they receive a negative COVID after a Therapeutic Goods
the republication of the photos Pharmacy Liverpool on 23 result.
from his Instagram account. Administration (TGA)
Dec 2020, Priceline Pharmacy Patients have been advised investigation concluded
However, while the would- Bankstown, Priceline Pharmacy to continue to monitor for
be Congressman has learned the safety of the oral
Casula and Priceline Pharmacy symptoms and get tested again if liquid medication was “not
a valuable lesson from the Rhodes on 24 Dec 2020, were required.
incident, and made his acceptable”.
asked to get tested immediately Details regarding the latest The product is labelled for
Instagram account “private”, we and self-isolate until they COVID-19 locations across the
have yet to discover whether he use in infants from birth to
received a negative result. state are available HERE. one year of age.
is now social distancing.
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WORK & BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
Direct Chemist Outlet Bega & Sapphire Marketplace are
looking for a full time pharmacist in charge to work with
Rachel Moran and a dedicated team!
The position comes with a generous salary, accommodation and
relocation allowances. Direct Chemist Outlet is a group that
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business opportunity will be offered to the suitable candidate.
Please call our General Manager Sarah Brooks on 0422 070 730
or Ian Tauman on 0417 113 851 or email application to
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