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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 …
Dosing errors, wrong medicines
What are the most common medicine self-administration errors? Pharmacist researchers Dr Ramesh Walpola and Fatma Aldila from the School of Population Health, UNSW have conducted a systematic review to identify …
More than 1,300 sign vax petitions
Right to refuse COVID-19 vaccination, and refuse vaccinations in general, are topics of recent petitions tabled to Parliament A group of 766 citizens have appealed to the government to allow …
Changing of the guard
Trent Twomey has been announced as the new national president of the Pharmacy Guild The National Council of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia has declared Professor Trent Twomey as the …
Poll reveals COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
There’s significant hesitancy around the COVID-19 vaccination among patients, say readers… but there’s also good opportunities for pharmacists to address it Following comments on previous articles about the COVID-19 vaccination …