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 …
The week in review
There hasn’t been a dull moment in pharmacy this week, with lots of Chemist Warehouse news, the return of double dispensing calls and a focus on safety at work Personal …
AI learning to predict poor opioid outcomes
Machine learning could help identify people at risk of adverse outcomes from being prescribed opioids, new research suggests Researchers at Canada’s University of Alberta have begun using a form of …
‘General deterrence looms large in cases of daylight robberies of pharmacies.’
“I don’t want to hurt you,” a woman told a pharmacist while she was robbing the store of opioids The Supreme Court of Tasmania heard that in September 2019, Carroll …
Chemist Warehouse families make rich list
Forbes has released its list of Australia’s 50 Richest, with two prominent pharmacy families making the cut – though their wealth appears to have dropped Forbes says that the collective …
What you said
AJP readers have been vocal in their responses to our stories of late… here’s what you had to say about a few controversial subjects The issue of double dispensing attracted …