‘It doesn’t have to be this way.’
The Strengthening Medicare Taskforce recommended that health professionals work to full scope – but one leading pharmacist is wary of the timeline The Taskforce’s report, which was released earlier this …
Rapid review into Ahpra agreed on
Australia’s health ministers have agreed to move swiftly to protect patients from sexually offending health professionals Health ministers from all Australian states and territories met in Brisbane on Friday (24 …
The week in review
It was all about pharmacy prescribing this week… plus a lot of business news Pharmacy prescribing was the hot topic of the week, with community pharmacies in NSW to get …
Aged care pharmacists reduce potentially inappropriate meds: study
Canberra’s on-site residential aged care pharmacist model should be rolled out across the country, researchers say Findings into the Pharmacists in Residential Aged Care Facilities trial have now been released, …
Freeze the concessional co-pay, says group
One stakeholder has asked for a halt to annual indexed increases in the concessional copayment, as the cost of living continues to impact many In Senate Estimates last week, Tasmanian …
NZ case highlights need for staff support
A busy supermarket pharmacy made a string of dispensing errors which saw one patient experience “heart attack like symptoms” New Zealand’s Health and Disability Commissioner has found that a Bay …
NSW accused of ‘shortcuts’ over women’s health
Doctors are speaking out against the NSW pharmacy prescribing trials, with the AMA saying the Premier has sidelined the TGA The Australian Medical Association’s NSW branch has slammed this week’s …
Inside the NSW pharmacist prescribing trials
The AJP speaks to lead researcher of the NSW Government’s clinical pharmacy trials, Dr Sarah Dineen-Griffin from the University of Newcastle Following the announcement that NSW would commence two pharmacist …
World news wrapup: 23 February 2023
Pharmacy finds candlelit workarounds in cyclone-affected NZ; teens arrested over Toronto robbery epidemic; Irish pharmacists against codeine upschedule Napier, New Zealand: Stuff has reported on how pharmacies have managed to …
NSW pharmacies to offer free sick notes
NSW’s foray into increased scope of practice for community pharmacists includes free absence from work certificates NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet announced over the weekend (19 Feb 2023) that its promised …
Five-year ban over ‘blatant dishonesty’
A pharmacist who quit his job had made a copy of the store’s key – which he used to sneak in and steal strong opioids from the safe The South …
Lookalikes a risk, say pharmacists
Medicines which come in very similar packaging are contributing to dispensing mistakes and pharmacist burnout, says one pharmacist “Currently we are getting so many medicines in the same colour, shape …