Guild warns against extrapolating doc error data
Medical indemnity insurer Avant has released new research into prescribing errors made by doctors, and urged governments to stop expanding pharmacist prescribing Nine Media outlets including the Sydney Morning Herald …
Ahpra media warning after ‘quite brazen’ offending
Ahpra has contacted media organisations urging them to check the status of anyone claiming to be a registered health practitioner The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has prosecuted Heassan Al …
Pharmacy shines in NT awards
Pharmacists are among those who have been celebrated as outstanding allied health professionals in the Northern Territory The Northern Territory government has presented its 2026 NT Allied Health Excellence Awards, …
Flu vaccine intention declining: study
New findings have highlighted the importance of health professionals encouraging flu vaccination A new study has shown that the proportion of adults intending to receive an influenza vaccine decreased from …
Doc’s remorse over ‘terrible experience’
A Chemist Warehouse pharmacy refused to dispense on a fraudulent script presented by a doctor in his own name A doctor forged a prescription for the purpose of obtaining oxycodone …
Falls, kidney damage link to polypharmacy studied
Australian researchers say their new study supports an increase in medicines reviews, particularly those conducted by pharmacists An estimated 2.3 million older Australians are being dispensed multiple medicines associated with …
PSA announces Queensland graduate of the year
The PSA has announced that it has awarded Georgia Muir, from Griffith University, the Professor James Dare Pharmacy Graduate of the Year Award Each year, every School of Pharmacy in …
‘The stars aligned’ – no injuries in pharmacy car accident
A Toyota LandCruiser Prado which smashed its way metres into a pharmacy missed patients by mere seconds in what the pharmacy co-owner says is a “miracle” Pharmacist Vince Pappalardo, who …
Pharmacy warning over refrigeration
NSW Health has issued a public warning statement with regard to a cold chain breach at a North Coast pharmacy NSW chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant wrote that she …
Pharmacy dispenses huge amount of drugs without scripts
A doctor has admitted inappropriately obtaining drugs from a pharmacy, using handwritten notes without even a patient’s name… and exporting them overseas The Civil and Administrative Tribunal NSW has heard …
Flashback Friday: Physicians, pharmacists and quacks
It’s 1926, and the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy tackles the role of the profession in educating the public about unproven treatments “The history of pharmacy and medicine, both so intimately …
Funding matters ahead of ACOP data release
A leading pharmacist in the aged care space has foreshadowed early positive data on the ACOP program Pharmacist, CEO of Choice Aged Care and founder of Wellness Partners Foundation Michael …