The state of pay
A new report has laid bare the anger and frustration that many pharmacists are feeling about their pay and conditions. How can the profession respond? In March 2021, the union …
Avoid being conned
Con artists are becoming more sophisticated, warns PDL in its latest practice alert PDL has observed a recent trend in pharmacists being duped into supplying medication, usually S8 or S4s …
Ceasing use
An Australian study of 10,000 patients has found opioid cessation led to reduced pain and improved function in people attending chronic pain services Researchers from the Australian Health Services Research …
Two million doses surpassed
Five new reports of blood clots and low blood platelets are likely linked to the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, says TGA More than 2.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have now …
Clinical tips: Medical termination and emergency contraception
Pharmacists need to consider what the patient in front of them needs when it comes to EC and medical termination, writes Carlene McMaugh Reproductive health is an area of pharmacists’ …
Script needed
Nicotine e-cigarettes laws are changing from 1 October, reminds the TGA, with pharmacists to play ‘an important role’ The TGA has published a reminder that Australians who use nicotine e-cigarettes …
In the footsteps of leaders
Pharmacy students are ‘in training’ to manage real-world business challenges By Therése Kairuz,1 Chris Piggott,2 Luke Kelly,2 Phil Dibben2 and Tracy Nickloes3 The picturesque Hunter Valley region in NSW is …
‘I should have been more vigilant.’
A pharmacist’s record-keeping came under scrutiny due to an investigation into a colleague who allegedly diverted nearly 11,000 oxycodone tablets A man with 40 years’ experience as a pharmacist has …
Chemists are not ‘men of affluence’
May 1921: A pharmacist fights back after the profession comes under attack as being a ‘sordid and soulless scandal’ Pharmacy was coming under attack from a number of different fronts, …
BBQ shopper visited CWH
A new COVID-19 case in NSW visited multiple locations around Sydney, including a pharmacy that had to send all staff for testing NSW has recorded two new locally acquired COVID-19 …
Pharmacist launches drive to help COVID-ravaged India
A Ballarat pharmacist is urging locals, and colleagues around the country alike, to help pitch in to the battle against COVID-19 in India When Bobby Mehta moved to Australia from …
The 24-Hour Sting
Angelo Pricolo tells us about a formative experience in Paris When I think of Paris, two people spring to le mind. Edith Piaf, the little sparrow, singer-songwriter noted as France’s …