The mysterious case of baclofen toxicity
Coroner investigates a woman’s rare and inadvertent death from off-label use of baclofen This story contains details that may distress some readers. Caution is advised. A Victorian Coroner has attributed …
One step closer
Community pharmacies receive support from NSW Minister for Health on NIP access NSW Minister for Health Brad Hazzard has indicated his support for community pharmacy access to vaccines under the …
Designer drug deaths prompt urgent call
Coroner issues recommendations for drug checking and early warning systems after five young men died from ingesting dangerous psychoactive substances A Victorian coroner has recommended that the state government implement …
What does it take to be an emergency medicine pharmacist?
‘No day is the same’: AJP speaks to a specialist pharmacist about what it’s like working in a hospital ED Christopher Hidayat recently moved to Canberra to take up a …
Determined to make a difference
Pharmacist Veronica Nou has faced significant challenges both inside and outside pharmacy, but keeps her eyes fixed on those in need A recognisable face in both community pharmacy and refugee …
Stolen Endone leads to reprimand
Practitioner found guilty of profession misconduct for stealing restricted drugs and making fraudulent entries in medicine registers An enrolled nurse working in the emergency department of a Queensland hospital has …
Pharmacist reprimanded after arrest, conviction
A Sydney owner has been banned from working as a pharmacist in charge or sole pharmacist for two years following a criminal conviction for importing prohibited goods A tribunal has …
Guild push for NIP extension
Only three states and territories currently allow community pharmacies to access the NIP Extending the access of community pharmacies in all States and Territories to vaccines under the National Immunisation …
Doc fined $10K over patient death
A GP has been reprimanded and fined for prescribing controlled and restricted drugs to a patient who died from an overdose A general practitioner from North Lakes, Queensland has been …
‘Welcome relief’
Adrenaline autoinjectors approved by the TGA, including a new 500mcg one, provide more choice to patients who have been impacted by supply shortages and manufacturing delays Anapen 300®, Anapen 500® …
Pharmacy COVID-19 vaccine delayed
‘We’re ready to go’: Pharmacy Guild signals one-month delay for COVID-19 vaccine rollout in community pharmacies as government misses March target The COVID-19 vaccine rollout in community pharmacies has been …
The week in review
Ownership provisions were under the spotlight this week, plus there were updates on the Active Script List model, real-time monitoring and active ingredient prescribing This week we heard that active …