PSA honours its SA/NT best
PSA has honoured Adam Forrest as the 2023 SA/NT pharmacist of the year – and recognised an ECP, a student and a “Deadly” pharmacist Forrest is a community pharmacist practising …
Guild, PPA back union push for violence protections
One pharmacy union says violence in retail settings and the community is “escalating” – and calls for protections for workers The Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association Queensland Branch’s submission …
TerryWhite leaders shine
TerryWhite Chemmart celebrated their national winners of the HEART Awards for the past year The awards took place at a gala event held at the Gold Coast as part of …
The week in review
There was big news in the world of cough medicine this week, plus plenty of focus on pharmacist prescribing In a move welcomed by state Guild president Helen O’Byrne, Tasmanian …
Drunk pharmacist sexually touched stranger
A pharmacist has been handed a 12-month community correction order after she drunkenly grabbed at a man’s genitals News Corp media have reported on the case of a Sydney pharmacist …
‘There should be no wrong door when patients are seeking a vaccine.’
Canberrans will now be able to get pharmacist-prescribed antibiotics for UTIs under the NSW trial scheme – as well as more vaccines Minister of Health Rachael Stephen-Smith has announced that …
Pharmacist, nurse felt self-prescribing was ‘somehow acceptable’
A man who worked as both a pharmacist and a nurse said he was too busy to see his GP when he forged scripts for pain medicine The man had …
Why was pholcodine cancelled?
“Another opiate bites the dust,” says one expert, weighing in on why the cough suppressant pholcodine was recalled and cancelled by the TGA this week Several comments have been made …
World news wrapup: 2 March 2023
UK pharmacists want to quit; Iranian women pharmacists told to veil; NZ drug shortages bite Iran: Female pharmacists in Iran have been ordered to wear black veils in the workplace, …
Pholcodine cancelled, recalled
The TGA is recalling 55 products containing pholcodine from pharmacy shelves – and cancelling them from the ARTG The Therapeutic Goods Administration conducted a safety investigation into the pholcodine products, …
Four reasons pharmacists choose aged care
Researchers have looked into how interested and ready pharmacists are to work on-site in residential aged care facilities Researchers from Monash University have found four key factors influencing pharmacists’ readiness …
D’Ath slams ‘soft on drugs’ accusation
Queensland has announced that it will allow drug checking services in the interest of harm minimisation, in a move welcomed by the PSA Queensland health minister Yvette D’Ath has slammed …