Suspended after self-dispensing
A pharmacist has been reprimanded and her registration suspended after she self-dispensed modafinil and tramadol from her workplace without a valid script The Pharmacy Board has issued a statement about …
Pharmacists ‘a wonderful and valued resource’ in mental health
In 2021 the mental health community pharmacy training program is expected to deliver at least 100 training workshops to more than 5,000 pharmacists and staff across eight drought-affected rural or …
‘Kindling for conversation’
New protocols are “shining the spotlight on the importance of medication review at transitions of care,” say pharmacist experts The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has unveiled a new …
Giving back
This Christmas, Priceline Pharmacy is fundraising for charity partners that provide support for perinatal depression, cancer and dementia, and mentoring for students This year’s Priceline Sisterhood Foundation fundraising campaign is …
‘Extraordinary’ response of hospital pharmacists in 2020
“Their passion and spirit has been on full display”: SHPA praises workforce in latest Annual Report Hospital pharmacists and technicians across the country stepped up during what has been an …
Inhaler demand spiked during 2019-20 bushfires: report
A new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows increases in emergency department visits for respiratory problems and sales of asthma medication in regions affected by the …
Pharmacy council prosecutes owner of two pharmacies
The pharmacy owner was convicted and fined for two offences related to business obligations The Pharmacy Council of New South Wales recently prosecuted the owner of two pharmacy businesses for …
Gastro on the move
NSW Health is urging parents and carers to keep young children at home if they are sick amid a rise in viral gastroenteritis cases in childcare centres NSW Health’s Executive …
Tasmanians clean up in awards
Members, fellows, hospital pharmacists and technicians from across the country tuned in as the SHPA hosted a celebratory and all-virtual 2020 Virtual Congress (VCON) last weekend SHPA President Peter Fowler’s …
Pharmacists less likely to lose jobs, be stood down
Pharmacists are more likely than other Professionals Australia members to seek advice on wage theft, leave entitlements and notifications about performance In his annual President’s Report for 2019-2020, PPA president …
Judge reduces jury award
J&J has been ordered to pay US$120 million in damages to a woman who blamed her cancer on use of the company’s baby powder Johnson & Johnson has persuaded a …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Migraine management Drugs can be used to treat acute migraine, or they can be used prophylactically to reduce the frequency and …