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Poll: Do you support COVID-19 testing in pharmacies?
We want to know what you think Last week the Palaszczuk Government announced that it would trial opportunistic testing of “minimally symptomatic” people already attending Queensland pharmacies for treatment. The …
‘Disgraceful’ dispensing put patients at risk
A pharmacist proprietor has been struck off after dispensing anabolic androgenic steroids more than 4700 times to 828 patients in just over one year A pharmacist and proprietor from Western …
Change at the top for wholesalers
The organisation representing Australia’s full-line pharmacy wholesalers has a new Chair as it manages the “huge logistical challenge” of medicines supply The National Pharmaceutical Services Association has announced the appointment …
Vaccine audits incoming
Any NSW pharmacy that delivers vaccination services may have to undertake an audit, including a separate audit of each authorised pharmacist vaccinator NSW Health is undertaking quality assurance audits to …
Better access for CTG patients
Hospital doctors will now be able to write Close The Gap scripts – but hospital pharmacies are still left out of the scheme An announcement by the Commonwealth Department of …
E-scripts being expanded across Melbourne
Pharmacies in the greater Melbourne region with software capability can now commence dispensing e-prescriptions, the Australian Digital Health Agency has announced While previous communications stated electronic prescriptions should only be …
Privacy: into the breach
What can pharmacists do if there is an accidental breach of a patient’s privacy? PDL has some advice Principal Kellie Dell’Oro and Solicitor Jeremy Smith of Meridian Lawyers have penned …
The week in review
Pharmacy was in the media spotlight this week, with concerns aired about its role in COVID-19 testing and News Corp attacking it over medicines prices The Palaszczuk Government announced on …
AJP chats with… Sandra Minas
The first in our series of Zoom interviews as we chat with pharmacists about their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic “Looking back at the start of the year, obviously not …
Revenge not sweet for former pharmacist
A pharmacist has been sentenced after he set up a fake gay dating profile for a former employer and told a pharmacy director’s relative that her partner had HIV Stuff …
‘Better late than never.’
Pharmacy staff are now listed by the Victorian Department of Health for priority COVID-19 test results Pharmacy staff have had “very mixed experiences” when presenting for COVID-19 testing and requesting …
‘Medication safety has become a global emergency.’
The key role, including positive impacts, of pharmacists in supporting medication without harm are described in a new publication from the International Pharmaceutical Federation The World Health Organization reports that …