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Image-based script extension
The Department of Health has extended the image based prescription interim measure which allows the supply of PBS medicines from a digital image of a prescription Health says that the …
Research Study – Pharmacists and patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Are you a pharmacist who would like to share your experiences relating to the management of AF? A study is being conducted by clinicians and researchers interested in improving the …
Pharmacy disaster preparedness ‘poor to moderate’
Less than 18% of registered pharmacists were found to be prepared to respond to disasters such as bioterrorism in one study, Qld researchers discovered in literature review Researchers from the …
World news wrapup: 1 October 2020
Boots suspends flu jabs for less vulnerable; Irish pharmacists want to help make savings, inclusion in New Zealand UK: The Boots chain has reportedly suspended bookings for flu vaccination after …
A new platform arises
Advantage Group and Instigo have entered into a merger agreement to create a new entity, Pharmacy Platform The merger brings together more than 350 pharmacy members across Australia and an …
Global Covid-19 deaths surpass one million
More than one million people around the world have now died from the virus in the past nine months There are now more than one million global deaths attributed to …
Women under stress
New research from Priceline has found that 95% of Australian women are experiencing stress – and for one in five it’s multiple times a day However, 59% of women have …
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 …
Students take the (virtual) stage
Students from Monash University’s Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences have been selected to present their research at the 2020 International Conference for Undergraduate Research Encompassing a broad range of …
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 …
‘Brittle and sensitive’ supply chain impact in union dispute
One Guild leader has warned that there is a shortage of cholesterol and cancer medications due to union activity holding up shipping Pharmacy Guild Australia Queensland Branch president Trent Twomey …
COVID-19 and conduct: social media warning
The Board has warned pharmacists to be aware of their social media obligations, after receiving concerns expressed about the conduct of some health practitioners In the Pharmacy Board’s latest newsletter, …