Diverted methadone implicated in another death
Multiple coroners have made recommendations for tightened access to unsupervised dosing and better education on storage, with further investigation encouraged in latest case A 71-year-old Victorian woman died in early …
Pharmacist catches out nurse’s forged scripts
A pharmacy reported a nurse to police for trying to obtain Duromine and Endone using forged scripts, leading her to be charged with 77 offences A nurse from Queensland has …
‘Very, very lengthy delay’ torpedoes unfair dismissal case
While there was merit to be found in a pharmacy staff member’s application for unfair dismissal remedy, she had applied 242 days too late… The pharmacy assistant had worked for …
Intern Pharmacist of the Year announced
Wint Ye Phu has been recognised as the 2020 PSA MIMS Intern Pharmacist of the Year Award winner Wint Ye Phu, a graduate of the University of Western Australia, is …
Pharmacist of the Year announced
Kay Dunkley, Samuel Keitaanpaa and Debbie Rigby have been honoured in this year’s PSA Excellence Awards Kay Dunkley has been named Pharmacist of the Year in the PSA Symbion Excellence …
‘We are moving in the right direction but have more work to do.’
A new report reveals consistent decline in antimicrobial consumption in Australia, but volume of use is still more than double that of comparable OECD countries The Australian Commission on Safety …
Funding boost for support service
The Pharmacists’ Support Service has received funding from the Pharmacy Board to develop and expand wellbeing resources for the pharmacy profession The Pharmacists’ Support Service (PSS), which has been supporting …
Exceptional Tassie pharmacists recognised
Two community pharmacists have been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award and Early Career Pharmacist of the Year Award Dianne Brown has received the Lifetime Achievement Award and Ilwoo Park …
Active ingredient script changes
Legislative changes that require active ingredients to be included on most PBS and RPBS prescriptions will be mandatory from 1 February 2021 Under new legislative requirements, which are mandatory from …
‘Don’t stay too long in a role where you are unhappy.’
Core questions and top tips for pharmacists and pharmacy staff considering options for their career path The challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic may have led many pharmacists to reflect on …
‘Appalling and indecipherable’ records
A case study explores how one pharmacy racked up so many issues it might seem “extreme, or even unbelievable”, according to the NSW Pharmacy Council While the ability of community …
Workload issues may have led to pharmacy failures
A pharmacy owner has been reprimanded and must practise under “onerous” conditions after more than 10,000 Endone tablets went missing due to an employee’s actions The pharmacist is the sole …
