A welcome extension
Commonwealth announces extension of COVID-19 emergency measures, including continued dispensing and home medicines delivery, to end of year The Federal Government has announced $1.1 billion towards extending the national COVID-19 …
Inappropriate prescribing led to ‘tragic’ outcome
A GP who mistakenly prescribed Roaccutane to a girl on a pharmacist’s advice, and whose morphine script saw a baby overdose, has been suspended A GP and medical centre owner …
Recognising excellence
Outstanding pharmacists honoured in state awards, including Pharmacy of the Year, ECP of the Year and Intern of the Year The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s NSW and SA branches have …
A demanding role
George Tambassis says goodbye to an “exciting… and at times, frustrating” term as national president in final column With the new national president-elect of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia to …
Call for funding to attract and retain pharmacists
Pharmacist workforce issues and medicines problems are rife in rural and remote areas, with poor adherence in over one million Australians, new report finds Over 1.3 million Australians living in …
Latest stats on adverse events released
The Covid AstraZeneca jab has been suspended in some countries as TGA releases latest Pfizer data Since the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines commenced on 22 February 2021 in Australia, about …
20mg instead of 2mg of hydromorphone
A coroner has criticised the “shocking lack of attention” that led to a man receiving 10 times the prescribed amount of hydromorphone Medication errors have been highlighted in recent coroner’s …
Stepping in
PM steps into role of acting Health Minister as Hunt takes leave for infection Health Minister Greg Hunt has taken sick leave as he battles cellulitis, a bacterial infection of …
Over 40 criminal charges for forged and stolen scripts
A health practitioner used white out to create a phony script for morphine – but a pharmacist spotted the fraud and called police A former medical radiation practitioner from Queensland …
‘Lean on each other, learn from each other, celebrate each other’
Pharmacy has come a long way, but is there more to go? We spoke with women across the profession for International Women’s Day International Women’s Day (8 March) is a …
Rural allowances: shooting wide of the target
A new funding program for rural, regional and remote pharmacy misses the mark, with pharmacists claiming they are worse off Just a few days before Christmas 2020, rural, regional and …
Demand for psychedelics on the up
People are using drugs such as LSD, MDMA and psilocybin to self treat mental distress, with one pharmacist hoping they will be dispensed as medicines in the near future Results …
