Reprimand after self-prescribing
A pharmacist decided it was too inconvenient to get to a doctor for scripts – so he prescribed S4 medicines to himself instead A pharmacist with 20 years’ experience as …
Delusions of grandeur
Sometimes the perceptions that owners have about how their pharmacy is performing may be nothing more than an illusion, say Bruce Annabel and Mal Scrymgeour Some years ago, we both …
Scholarships announced
Five winners of the Sirianni Scholarship for Future Pharmacist Leaders have been announced Industry stalwarts Frank and Mina Sirianni are proud to announce the winners of the 2019 Sirianni Scholarship …
Prescribing under the spotlight
Doctor admits she is not happy with her prescribing of high dose mirtazapine to an aged care resident, which landed her before Royal Commission Psychotropic prescribing in residential aged care …
Thinking ethically: a pharmacists’ guide
Vanessa Pigrum explores some ethical questions raised in an overworked and under-funded healthcare system Australians trust pharmacists. One study ranked them the third-most trusted professionals in the country. Not just within …
Health and inequity
In the third of our series of profiles of pharmacists standing for Parliament, we speak to NSW pharmacist and Greens candidate, Carmel McCallum Candidate profile: Carmel McCallum Party: Greens Seat: …
The week in review
It’s been a busy week in community pharmacy… This week, we brought you the results of the 2018 UTS Pharmacy Barometer: we saw growth in community pharmacist wages; we found …
‘Overworked, underpaid, unrecognised’
A pharmacy owner has criticised pharmacist pay rates, saying female community pharmacists are being ‘ignored’ Sydney pharmacist and owner Peter Feros has slammed community pharmacy pay rates, pointing out that …
Prescribing: next steps
The Pharmacy Board received more than 30 submissions regarding pharmacist prescribing, and says it’s now reviewing the feedback On 4 March 2019, the Board released a discussion paper, looking for …
New principles
PSA has released new clinical governance principles that champion the design and implementation of safe and high quality pharmacy services Clinical Governance Principles for Pharmacy Services 2018 provides pharmacists and …
Guild, NACCHO seek commitment to Indigenous Pharmacy Programs reform
The Guild and NACCHO say that regardless of which party forms Government after May 18, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health must be a priority Polices and strategies to help …
Supermarket chain takes heart
Woolworths is rolling out defibrillators in all its stores around the country The supermarket has installed its first Automated External Defibrillators in Sydney and plans to have 500 stores completed …