‘Disgusting’ community pharmacy ‘untruths’
NSW guild president slams comments that pharmacies are not competitive, adding the current system benefits the big discounters The community pharmacy “pile-on” during the current negotiations for the Seventh Community …
Appeal for more meds monitoring
Coroner calls for state health department to review rationale for excluding pregabalin from SafeScript, following the death of a Victorian man The Victorian coroner has called for a government review …
‘Serious departure of professional standards.’
A health practitioner has been reprimanded and fired from her job after slapping an ICU patient in the face A Queensland doctor with 35 years’ experience under her belt has …
Prescribing without proper authority
A doctor has narrowly escaped deregistration after continuing to prescribe Endone to a patient for nearly three years, despite having his authority application rejected A Sydney GP and former practice …
TWC scores pharmacy of the month
Guardian and TerryWhite Chemmart are neck-and-neck in satisfaction ratings, with the latter closing the gap in the latest round of awards TerryWhite Chemmart (TWC) has trumped Guardian as Pharmacy of …
Guild to pay full costs in Ramsay case
NSW Supreme Court judge decides Pharmacy Guild plaintiffs will not see a 50% reduction in costs as requested The Pharmacy Guild will pay usual costs after legal proceedings brought against …
Most influential people in pharmacy: Chris Freeman
We speak to the next person in our 14 most influential people in pharmacy campaign, as voted by you Chris Freeman National president, PSA Director – Centre for Optimising Pharmacy Practice-based Excellence …
How does stockpiling, dependence and diversion relate to dose?
A study across patients recruited from Australian community pharmacies has looked at the link between prescribed opioid dose and problematic behaviours Many people stay on opioids for years to treat …
Warning of first-week methadone hazards
Coroner says it is ‘impossible’ to identify whether the timing of pharmacist dispensing was a factor in the death of a young woman, within two days of commencing methadone treatment …
New agreement for CWH professional services
Chemist Warehouse has partnered with MedAdvisor for the promotion, recording and delivery of all its health programs Chemist Warehouse has selected MedAdvisor’s PlusOne pharmacy software as its new platform to …
Non-prescribed codeine use trending down
What were the top 10 drug trends of 2019? And how do codeine and other opioids fit into the picture? Cocaine, ketamine and amyl nitrate use have all gone up …
Rolling out the red carpet
Pharmacy organisations have welcomed the new PSA CEO, signalling the important role he will have in continuing to progress partnerships with the industry The Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the …