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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® …
New warning on methotrexate dispensing
Pharmacy Board publishes new warnings on the danger of incorrect methotrexate prescribing and dispensing following recent reports The Pharmacy and Medical Boards have published a joint reminder on the dangers …
Dealing with pain, or is it?
The jury is out on the efficacy of paracetamol for reducing pain in many conditions, new Australian research reveals For most conditions, evidence regarding the effectiveness of paracetamol is insufficient …
The April issue
Your April AJP magazine should be arriving in your mail box this week. Let’s take a sneak peek at what’s in this edition Among the highlights in our April magazine …
Tough love
Mandatory notifications: A pharmacy council shares what this pharmacist did when faced with a medical practitioner attempting to self-prescribe diazepam The Pharmacy Council of NSW has shared a case of …
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 …
Vaccine questions confronted
Minister and health officials talk up Australia’s vaccine program as first clotting case emerges and questions over speed continue Health Minister Greg Hunt and leading medical officials have moved to …
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 …
Clinical tips: Vaccination in pharmacy
While vaccination in pharmacy is maturing and now seen as an essential service, COVID-19 vaccination services won’t just be a simple add-on, warns Karalyn Huxhagen 2021 is the year that …
Pharmacy leaving no one behind…
Looking into inequities ‘unmasked’ by the pandemic The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has published its latest collection of articles on equity and equality in pharmacy. The 2020 FIP-EquityRx Collection focuses …
A strategic vision
Guild announces new National Council Committees and Chairs The Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s new National Council have recently met in South Australia to bring on board its new councillors. This …