Pharmacists beg for COVID safety moves
Australian pharmacists are calling on State and Territory Governments to urgently reinstate COVID-19 mitigation measures Policies such as mask mandates, QR check-in codes and density limits to protect public health …
Image based scripts extended
The Department of Health has extended the ‘image based prescription’ interim measure which allows the supply of PBS medicines from a digital image of a prescription Under this Special Arrangement, …
Rubbery figures at CWH?
Consumer group Choice has taken aim at Chemist Warehouse, claiming it has found “evidence that retailers can and will defy reasonable consumer expectations” Choice’s Andy Kollmorgen wrote this week that …
COVID jab pay boosted
The Australian Government has moved to reverse funding cuts for pharmacists and GPs delivering booster shots This is a welcome development which should help manage the current surge in COVID-19 …
Expanded ACP Academic Advisory Board
Top clinical, leadership and management experts from across Australia have joined the Australasian College of Pharmacy’s expanded Academic Advisory Board Announcing the new appointments, ACP Chief Executive Officer, Dr Dimitri …
Guild slams Pill final decision
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia says it is deeply regrettable women will continue to be barred from purchasing oral contraceptives without a prescription Guild National Councillor Natalie Willis says the …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news The value of domiciliary medication reviews Medication reviews are recognised as essential to tackling problematic polypharmacy. A thematic analysis of patient …
‘Hope is not a strategy here.’
Many pharmacies are not providing COVID boosters or dropping out of the program, while those still going are being “smashed” by demand Last month, in response to numerous stakeholder calls …
‘Pain guru’ fake script spotted at pharmacy
A sharp-eyed pharmacist raised the alarm about a script for controlled drugs which had been forged by a former nurse The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal has heard the case …
Pharmacy handed $40k cannabis fine
A pharmacy has been fined nearly $40,000 over its advertising of medicinal cannabis including an in-store poster The Therapeutic Goods Administration has issued three infringement notices, totalling $39,960, to a …
Checks miss drug with almost-identical name
A single letter made all the difference when a pharmacist dispensed the same medication twice in error New Zealand’s Health and Disability Commissioner has issued a report about a case …
Clinical tips: Now that the borders are open…
Now the borders are open, what is the role of community pharmacy in the National Plan to transition Australia’s National COVID response? Community pharmacy in all states has stepped up …