‘Now is the ideal time to get on board.’
Pharmacists will be seeing more requests for naloxone after launch of new opioid safety toolkit this month, says expert Pharmacists can now access a new free online opioid safety toolkit …
NAPSA’s new chairs confirmed
Students from 10 pharmacy schools across the country have been elected to chair NAPSA’s 11 committees The National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association (NAPSA) has announced the election of the organisation’s …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news The musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause More than 70% of women will experience musculoskeletal symptoms and 25% will be disabled …
Navigating ‘Management of reflux: a guideline for pharmacists’
This two part podcast introduces the new guideline – ‘Management of reflux: a guideline for pharmacists’. Episode 1 provides a comprehensive overview of the recommendations outlined in the Guideline. The …
Expanding your scope of practice—a risk management perspective
Scope of practice refers to the boundaries within which a health professional may practice. Each individual will have their own specific scope—reflecting their skills, knowledge, authority and accountability. PDL professional …
‘I have never ever seen dosages of this amount:’ dispensing pharmacist
One pharmacist queried what they called a “heavy concoction” of medication, while another spotted several red flags in a specialist’s prescribing The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has heard the …
New date for Sigma, CWH merger announcement
Competition watchdog poised to announce findings of a review into Chemist Warehouse’s proposed merger with Sigma Healthcare in October Details of the review of Chemist Warehouse’s (CWH’s) planned reverse takeover …
Pharmacists need regulators’ trust for substitution
Patients face increased out-of-pocket costs due to regulations preventing pharmacists from making clinical decisions to substitute prescribed medications when supply shortages hit Regulatory changes are needed to give pharmacists greater …
Advanced pharmacy uplifts each practitioner: Simpson
Innovative care models benefit more Australians in more places, in a new vision for the future released by hospital pharmacists The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has released a …
Former branch director lauded
Former Pharmacy Guild WA Branch director Matthew Tweedie has been recognised for his contribution to the Western Australian community pharmacy sector Tweedie was recognised with the presentation of a Distinguished …
Practice precautions in simple and complex compounding
The Pharmacy Board of Australia’s revised Guidelines on compounding of medicines is a timely reminder of the responsibilities of pharmacists when compounding, says PDL The guidelines will take effect from …
8CPA…. now what?
What are the next steps for pharmacy owners and managers now the 8CPA is signed off? Sarah Rendell from Peak Strategies explores some of the options Over the past month …