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Pharmacists being targeted to obtain S8 drugs
Be aware of people pretending to be doctors to obtain S8 drugs for an “emergency” on the promise of later supplying the prescription, warns health ministry The NSW Ministry of …
The week in review
Student finalists were announced, the Guild lambasted Australia’s COVID vaccine “stroll out”, and an audit found no signs of unlawful pharmacy ownership COVID-19 vaccination was at the forefront of pharmacy …
Looking after your inventory
Issues with some pharmacy DAA, RUM and Schedule 8 procedures, investigators report There remain issues with the compliance of some pharmacies with the procedures required by regulators, the Victorian Pharmacy …
NSW pharmacies to begin vaccinating
A handful of pharmacies will begin administering the AZ jab as part of a “pilot” program, but the focus on the GP network and mass centres continues More than 1,200 …
Dispensing error on pharmacist’s first day
A pharmacist accidentally dispensed sertraline instead of sumatriptan to a teenager… a mistake discovered over six months later A New Zealand pharmacist failed to adhere to professional standards by mistakenly …
More than 200 forged scripts
Pharmacist sentenced to three years in prison for forging scripts for oxycodone and alprazolam American man Eric Tingley, 45, has been sentenced to 36 months of imprisonment for forging prescriptions …
Enhance pharmacy’s role
Pharmacies and pharmacy students are a crucial part of ‘widening the channels’ for COVID vaccinations says Grattan Institute Australia needs to urgently ‘widen the channels’ through which it is distributing …
Making a switch
Former Guild president appointed to inaugural biosimilars role Former national president of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, George Tambassis, has been appointed inaugural Chair of The Australian Biosimilars Academy Advisory …
World News Wrapup: 1 July 2021
Vancouver pharmacist suspended over phony scripts; some Greek pharmacies take issue with Covid self-tests; Malaysian pharmacist praised for settling mother’s bill Vancouver, Canada: A Vancouver pharmacist has been suspended for …
New education initiatives
Dr Dmitri Kopanakis has had a busy first few months as CEO of the Australasian College of Pharmacy. Here he talks to AJP about three exciting new launches by the …
All above board
Audit of pharmacy ownership arrangements fails to find signs of unlawful behaviour Pharmacy ownership audits conducted by the Victorian Pharmacy Authority in 2020 failed to find any evidence of unlawful …
Call for better consumer warnings
An MP has argued for improved consumer warnings in CMIs following a young man’s death after taking multiple prescribed medicines Dr Anne Aly, Member for Cowan in WA, has called …