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Pharmacist’s fraud ‘unusually sinister,’ says sentencing judge
A pharmacist has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison after she orchestrated a Ponzi scheme which targeted family members and local residents Natalie P. Cochran, a former …
Poll: Pay, quitting and recommending pharmacy
Would you recommend community pharmacy as a career… and are you thinking of quitting? Tell us in our latest poll This month the AJP reported on new data from the …
Clozapine implicated in accidental deaths
More than half of fatal drug poisonings involving the antipsychotic clozapine are unintentional, according to new research based on Australian coronial data Among fatal drug poisonings reported in Australia over …
Change afoot at the Queensland Guild
Chris Owen is now Acting President and Amanda Seeto Acting Vice-President and Acting National Councillor for the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland Branch The newly elected President of the Pharmacy …
Pharmacist error lands patient in ED
A pharmacist accidentally gave a patient almost seven times his usual dose of methadone, then allowed him to drive home afterwards A registered pharmacist from New Zealand has been ordered …
Deception allowed doc to be in ‘two places at once’
A doctor has been reprimanded and disqualified from practice after he allowed an unqualified and unregistered person to act as a doctor The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal found that …
Working across practices
Realising her patients’ risk of diabetes, one pharmacist decided to lead a change for the better With more than half of Western Sydney’s population overweight and at risk of developing …
Wanted: A new groundswell of support
Why are there not rural pathway connectors for pharmacists? asks Karalyn Huxhagen I commend the PSA report ‘Medicine Safety: Rural and Remote Care’ to all new and evolving pharmacists as …
Onshore vax manufacture approved
Approval given for AstraZeneca vaccine to be manufactured in Australia The Therapeutic Goods Administration has approved manufacture of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine (ChAdOx1-S) in Australia. This follows on from the …
The week in review
This week sees a changing of the guard at one of the country’s key pharmacy stakeholders The issue of pay came to the fore this week, as PPA released its …
All clear on AZ vaccine
No proven links with blood clots or anaphylaxis, TGA says based on Australian and European reviews There is no increased risk of anaphylaxis associated with the Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine, …
Ice ring ‘right hand man’ appeal allowed
A former pharmacist has had his sentence for trafficking methylamphetamine for a crime syndicate reduced on appeal Queensland’s Supreme Court heard that the former pharmacist appealed his ten-year sentence, handed …