New opioid deprescribing guidelines a ‘balancing act’
New opioid deprescribing guidelines have been published by researchers led by a hospital pharmacist In her work in the hospital sector, early career pharmacist Dr Aili Langford has already seen …
Ordine to be discontinued
The Therapeutic Goods Administration has provided advice regarding the discontinuation of all Ordine oral liquid medicines in Australia Mundipharma has advised that it will discontinue all four strengths of its …
Rural, regional workforce insufficient
Funding to improve emergency department access in Queensland has been welcomed, but more has to be done to improve quality use of medicines, pharmacists say This month (June 2023) the …
Labor ‘committed’ to supporting rural pharmacy: Butler
The Health Minister says Labor will support rural pharmacies through the 60-day dispensing change… especially given they “aren’t selling as much perfume” as metro stores Mark Butler has told journalists …
World news wrapup: 29 June 2023
Pharmacist under fire after declining to fill transgender patient’s script; conviction for stealing, selling Covid cards; LloydsPharmacy named as failing to pay minimum wage for nearly 8,000 workers Oakland, California: …
Medicines experts ‘sidelined, bypassed, ignored and treated as an afterthought’ on ODT
As the date for the implementation of the changes to opioid dependence therapy draws near, fact sheets continue to be updated, and pharmacists tell of their fears for their patients …
$1m vape haul
WA’s chief pharmacist says illegal vapes are “popping up everywhere,” as the state makes its biggest seizure to date Many people do not understand that all vapes sold outside the …
Why pharmacists trust Ahpra – or not
Covid-19, vaccination and vaccine mandates all feature among significant reasons why some pharmacists do not trust their Board or Ahpra The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) and the Pharmacy …
Board reveals reputational insights
Trust in the Pharmacy Board has dropped to its lowest level recorded for the profession The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) and the Pharmacy Board of Australia have released results …
The week in review
The biggest story this week continues to be 60-day dispensing, which was debated in Parliament and which has inched a step closer Double dispensing came one step closer to reality …
Training misrepresentation a ‘serious matter’: Fair Work
A pharmacist signed her pharmacy assistant partner’s training plan – but their employer knew nothing about it A pharmacy assistant has applied to the Fair Work Commission for an unfair …
60-day dispensing policy registered, first tranche announced
Double dispensing has now been registered as a policy, and the first tranche of medicines announced The Albanese Labor Government has released a list of the 92 drugs which will …