AdPha’s Clinical Pharmacy Standards released
New benchmark for contemporary and emerging pharmacy practices that complete the patient journey in and out of hospital The Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) Clinical Pharmacy Standards have been published, a …
World news wrapup: 14 November 2024
Pharmacists are concerned they may face pressure to prescribe; professional misconduct ruling against Kiwi pharmacist; British pharmacy prepares Paddington for Peru trip Ontario, Canada: Pharmacists are speaking out about their …
Script for ‘go go juice and grumble bum control’
A GP has faced tribunal over his prescribing of vast amounts of drugs of dependence for three patients – including one where a pharmacist had told him of their concerns …
Retail workers suffering ‘serious mental and physical harm’
It’s “critical” that pharmacy workers can get their jobs done in a safe environment, says Guild president A coalition of retail stakeholders including the Pharmacy Guild have banded together to …
‘Hospital pharmacy has never stood still, and neither can we’
The rebranding of Advanced Pharmacy Australia has generated “important conversations” about the “evolution of identity,” the organisation says Advanced Pharmacy Australia (formerly the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia) has …
Dry eye: the hidden burden
Whether the cause is environmental or medicines-related, pharmacists are in an excellent position to help patients suffering from dry eye. Megan Haggan investigates Key points: Dry eye is very common, …
The week in review
What a week! Between the Chemist Warehouse-Sigma merger and the scope of practice review report, it was a huge few days in the pharmacy sector This week the ACCC announced …
Worst whooping cough year since vaccines introduced
“You’re doing a good job,” one infectious diseases expert says to pharmacists, encouraging them to help in the fight against whooping cough Australia is currently enduring its largest whooping cough …
‘Between the two there was no compromise’
The AJP goes back to the 1950s with historic legislation being passed in Victoria, to allow Friendly Societies to dispense – plus price-cutting, antibiotic stewardship and the likely outlawing of …
Professional misconduct possibility probed in child assault case
A pharmacist has faced tribunal after she pleaded guilty to a count of assault against her child, whom she hit a number of times with a coat hanger The pharmacist …
Credentialed pharmacists wanted
Pharmacists are being asked to take part in a post-hospitalisation medicines review study Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network (HNECC PHN) is inviting local pharmacists to join …
TWC tackles whooping cough
TerryWhite Chemmart has announced a five-year partnership with the Immunisation Foundation of Australia The group says this solidifies a commitment to raise awareness about key vaccinations that protect children and …