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2020 YEAR IN REVIEW 45 January/February • Australia on high alert for coronavirus, including pharmacists. • Revised guidelines on alcohol consumption. • Overdiagnosis an increasing problem within Aussie patients. • Blackmores trailblazer turns 100 and donates to fire service. • Pharmacists supply PBS medicines without prescriptions during bushfire crisis. • Heart health at your fingertips. • Australia’s first beauty runway for charity. • Pharmacy Guild supports real-time monitoring. March • Australia Post partners with Guild to deliver contactless medicine. • PBS continued dispensing for all Australians. • Medicine wholesalers to cooperate on access to pharmaceuticals. • RACGP welcomes telehealth expansion to fight Covid-19. • Government support for business. • Social distancing effective against Covid-19. • NSW extends emergency dispensing special authority. • Call to not dispense coronavirus ‘cure’ drugs. • Covid-19: A marathon for all pharmacists. • Minister for Health thanks community pharmacists. • Limits on the dispensing and sales of prescription and OTC medicines. • Pfizer’s five-point plan to combat coronavirus. • Economic stimulus package. • Risks of stockpiling medicines during Covid-19 panic. April • Pharmacists vaccinations expanded. • What to do if you’ve been told to self-isolate. • A look into how many Aussies are using contactless payments. • Disaster recovery requires community pharmacists. • Australian Mental Health Prize 2020 highlights long-term impact of Covid-19. TO PAGE 46 RETAIL PHARMACY ASSISTANTS • DEC 2020