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End of a chapter
Pharmacy interns around Australia can celebrate after receiving their intern written exam results, following a touch-and-go year due to the pandemic Interns across the country can now celebrate “the end …
Fentanyl found in street drugs
Strong opioids have been identified as likely adulterants in some drugs following recent cases of serious harm, with those at risk encouraged to access naloxone NSW Health has issued a …
Division over scheduling decisions
Schedule changes confirmed for a number of commonly dispensed medicines, despite pharmacy opposition to some proposals The TGA has confirmed previous interim decisions to amend (or not amend) the current …
‘APP will be quite a celebration.’
APP2021 in Queensland is good to go for Greater Sydney and Victorian community pharmacy industry, says the Guild Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s announcement that borders will open to Victorian visitors on …
‘Just not used to the process of checking ePrescriptions.’
Privacy and workflow concerns are issues for pharmacists to consider when it comes to electronic prescribing, PDL says in an alert to its members The roll-out of electronic prescribing is …
‘Clear correlation’ between lockdown, mental health
The incidence of colds and flu has dropped significantly in 2020, while mental health concerns are on the rise, new data shows Roy Morgan has interviewed more than 5,000 Australians …
World news wrapup: 26 November 2020
Pharmacist allegedly replaced medicines with baking soda; grad exams postponed again; fraud sentence for three Southern Israel: Israel’s Health Ministry is reportedly investigating a pharmacist who is facing allegations that …
Suspended after self-dispensing
A pharmacist has been reprimanded and her registration suspended after she self-dispensed modafinil and tramadol from her workplace without a valid script The Pharmacy Board has issued a statement about …
Pharmacists ‘a wonderful and valued resource’ in mental health
In 2021 the mental health community pharmacy training program is expected to deliver at least 100 training workshops to more than 5,000 pharmacists and staff across eight drought-affected rural or …
‘Kindling for conversation’
New protocols are “shining the spotlight on the importance of medication review at transitions of care,” say pharmacist experts The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has unveiled a new …
Giving back
This Christmas, Priceline Pharmacy is fundraising for charity partners that provide support for perinatal depression, cancer and dementia, and mentoring for students This year’s Priceline Sisterhood Foundation fundraising campaign is …
‘Extraordinary’ response of hospital pharmacists in 2020
“Their passion and spirit has been on full display”: SHPA praises workforce in latest Annual Report Hospital pharmacists and technicians across the country stepped up during what has been an …