Closing time chaos
August 1922: Arguments rage over compulsory six o’clock closing times, with pharmacists charged for defying the rule “Spirited controversy” had arisen in the Victorian press over the question of the …
Crime roundup: knife robbery, banned thief returns
Police have released security footage of a daylight knife robbery at a Gold Coast pharmacy this week Gold Coast police are investigating the armed robbery of a pharmacy at Carrara …
Be alert with varicella vaccines
Mixups with varicella vaccines have been reported to PDL lately, especially confusion between chickenpox and shingles jabs PDL has recently received several incident reports where the incorrect varicella vaccine has …
NMP review is back
Process restarts with call for more feedback The National Medicines Policy review process has been recommenced with a call for more feedback over the revised draft. According to the health …
Vaccines shine for CSL
In “difficult global environment” vaccines division managed 16% profit increase CSL’s newly-renamed vaccines division CSL Seqirus has been one of the brightest divisions for the Australian pharmaceutical giant, with both …
World news wrapup: 18 August 2022
Fancy a $100k signing bonus? Walgreens to appeal opioid crisis ruling; pharmacist solves child’s monster problem United States: The pharmacist shortage has led Walgreens to try and tempt pharmacists to …
Pharmacist ghosts supervisor, Council
A NZ pharmacist has had his registration cancelled after he repeatedly failed to adhere to conditions placed on his registration Pharmacy Today reports that the pharmacist appeared before the Health …
Medication errors: learning from coroners’ cases
How can pharmacists learn from incidents such as the deaths of a 19-year-old who received a 10-fold dose of haloperidol, or an opiate-naïve woman from fentanyl overdose? Reviewing the circumstances …
CWH raises nearly one million for mental health
Chemist Warehouse Group has raised $905,146 for mental fitness foundation Gotcha4Life throughout the 2022 campaign Founded by media personality Gus Worland, the not-for-profit Gotcha4Life Foundation is dedicated to helping build …
Rego restriction warning
Health practitioners must beware of urgent ‘public interest’ restrictions that can be placed on their registrations, write Andrew Lambros and Maurice Hannan, of Bennett & Philp Lawyers Health practitioners need …
Scope of practice trial about to start
The North Queensland Community Pharmacy Scope of Practice Pilot is imminent, says the Pharmacy Guild, launching a new website addressing the controversial pilot Community pharmacists and pharmacy staff have been …
‘No-one really knows the hardship that pharmacists go through.’
Popular TikTok pharmacist says pharmacists are “disrespected and underrated” health professionals, while a recent critic admits to plagiarising her comments Sydney pharmacist Mustafa Dhahir, who created a viral TikTok ribbing …
