Clonidine compounding errors
PDL and the Australian Society of Compounding Pharmacists warn of serious errors involving compounding of clonidine suspension for children, including rare fatalities PDL is aware of multiple instances where a …
Dangerous trend in medicines affordability
Helen O‘Byrne commemorates International Women’s Day by looking at a critical issue facing many women There is still a long way to go before women achieve full equality in Australia, …
The what, how and why of PI insurance
Ensuring you are covered for incidents such as dispensing errors, vaccinations, incorrect clinical advice, statutory and/or regulatory complaints Professional Indemnity Insurance (PI insurance or PII) may seem like an uninteresting …
Practice alert: Spikevax for kids
Now that the Moderna Spikevax vaccine has been approved for children 6-11 years, PDL has offered members some advice The ATAGI approval of Moderna Spikevax for the primary vaccination of …
The best advice
Here’s a snapshot of some of the key business advice sessions coming up at APP2022 It’s now less than a month till APP2022 kicks off on the Gold Coast. Here’s …
A new survey
What are your thoughts on wound care in pharmacy? Are you currently a registered pharmacist working in a community pharmacy in Australia? Would you like to test your practical knowledge …
Opioids ease osteoarthritis pain only slightly
Their deadly risks need to be weighed against any benefit, write Wasim Awal, Griffith University; Christina Abdel Shaheed and Christopher Maher, University of Sydney Osteoarthritis is one of the leading …
Break down the boxes
Are you trying to make positive changes in your pharmacy? This is the biggest leadership lesson you need right now, writes Chantelle Turner Many moons ago, I held a staff …
The Black Death was not as widespread or catastrophic as long thought
A new study sheds news light on a historical plague, write Adam Izdebski, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History; Alessia Masi, Sapienza University of Rome, and Timothy …
Guidelines don’t align with reality, says pharmacist
Every three minutes, overworked pharmacists are gambling with the possibility of harming a patient, and risking their registration, says one pharmacist Melbourne pharmacist Pardeep Singh has raised the issues of …
3 marketing questions you need to answer?
Pharmacies need to reconsider their marketing plans as we settle into the new year, says John Thornett As we all settle into 2022, it is time to rethink your marketing …
Private fentanyl: be alert
PDL has reminded pharmacists that every private prescription presented for potent opioids should be treated with high suspicion. In its latest practice alert, PDL has highlighted the issue of private fentanyl and other …