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Dose concerns ignored before death
A pharmacist believed the dose of methotrexate prescribed to a man who later died was inappropriate – but her concerns were ignored Fairfax media outlets have reported on the inquest …
Guild to doctors: Join us
Doctor groups need to join the Guild to drive the implementation of real time monitoring, says David Quilty In this week’s edition of Forefront, Pharmacy Guild executive director David Quilty …
Joining the fight
Quit Victoria and PSA are joining forces to utilise the power of pharmacists to help people quit smoking Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in Victoria and 80% …
Alliance Pharmacy hits milestone
Pharmacy Alliance is celebrating having reached 100 members bearing the group’s logo And the group hopes to have more than 300 members carrying the logo by the end of 2018, …
Thieves target codeine combo
Just days after the low-dose codeine upschedule, a Victorian pharmacy has been burgled and codeine taken Police say criminals used a sledgehammer and crowbar to break into a Lilydale pharmacy …
State of origin
A historic win for the ‘Bananabenders’ at the annual pharmacy cricket carnival History was made at the recent 2017/18 Pharmacy Cricket Carnival with Queensland emerging as victors on their home …
NSW man died after electronic prescribing error, inquest hears
Counsel assisting suggests there were more than 15 missed opportunities to detect the error, a coroner has heard A 54-year-old man died at a Sydney hospital after he was given …
Staff Spotlight: Sam Turner
AJP chats with Sam about life as a pharmacist manager in the coastal city of Hervey Bay, QLD With a lot of experience behind him as a student pharmacist and …
Need for script monitoring post upschedule
A Dubbo pharmacist has called for real-time reporting of codeine dispensing in his local press, mirroring the Guild’s advocacy for a national system There is a huge need for real-time …
Put your money where your health is
Are consumers willing to pay for pharmacy services? Not in many cases it would seem Little guidance is currently available on whether healthcare consumers will be truly willing to pay …
No change to pack sizes
Application to reduce Schedule 2 ibuprofen pack sizes knocked back An application to reduce the size of S2 ibuprofen packs has been rejected by the Advisory Committees on Chemicals and Medicines …
Where do old medicines go?
Latest survey finds 65% of Aussies dispose of medicines in the household garbage, while a further quarter pour them down the drain The results of a 2016 survey on medicines …