Warning over off-label use
TGA cautions health practitioners about the off-label use of SGLT2 inhibitors, after reports associated with diabetic ketoacidosis The TGA is reminding health professionals about the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis with …
Finding meaning and purpose
Pharmacists interested in helping to improve the health literacy of people from migrant, refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds are needed for this volunteer program! The Water Well Project is calling …
‘A defiant, if not contemptuous, attitude towards the regulator.’
When a Melbourne doctor was investigated for practising while suspended, he locked himself in a bathroom to obstruct the execution of a search warrant The doctor presented himself as a …
No-script dispensing appeal knocked back
A pharmacist argued that he was motivated by “misplaced empathy or compassion” when he dispensed a high-tech drug to two children without a script At Ireland’s High Court, the pharmacist …
Fear of needles leads to termination
A US pharmacist is taking his former employer to court for unlawful termination after he refused to administer immunisations due to his “needle phobia” A pharmacy manager at a national …
DDS rewards loyalty
Discount Drug Stores has awarded a customer with $20K after a month-long in-store competition to celebrate its 20th anniversary The competition, which was open to any customers who joined the new …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Role of advanced practice pharmacists in general practice Advanced practice pharmacists working in general practice represent the next step …
Change at the College
The Australasian College of Pharmacy is kicking off the new year with a revised membership structure The ACP says that its new structure is designed to benefit a wider continuum …
Three lives per day saved
The take home naloxone pilot led to a 10-fold increase in naloxone supply, with 80% of units provided through community and hospital pharmacies, new results show Experts are considering the …
Ellura recall
A batch of Ellura capsules has been recalled due to the presence of ethylene oxide The TGA has announced that in consultation with SFI Australasia, it has initiated a recall …
Not being average
Is your pharmacy average? Bruce Annabel and Mal Scrymgeour offer their advice on the strategies to differentiate yourself from the average Eight years ago, National Geographic magazine collected statistics on …
Pharmacist claims regulator ‘witch hunt’ against compounders
A pharmacist’s registration has been cancelled after he inappropriately supplied “Myer’s Cocktail,” among other substances to “wellness clinics,” saying he was stressed and sleep-deprived The Civil and Administrative Tribunal NSW …