The usual suspects
One group of experts looks at common causes of incidents leading to harm or complaint PDL has issued a practice alert to its members outlining a number of medicines commonly …
Western Australia dispenses first electronic prescription
Western Australia prescribed and dispensed its first paperless electronic prescription this week Plaza Medical Centre and Wizard Pharmacy achieved the State’s first electronic prescription, which was prescribed and dispensed in …
Diversity call at Guild
Pharmacy is a “highly feminised” industry which could do with more female leaders, says one stakeholder Pharmacy Guild national executive director Suzanne Greenwood has urged female pharmacy owners to consider …
New warning labels for opioids
Pharmacists are being encouraged to use the newly available labels for opioid products, which have been designed to spark conversations with patients about risks PSA has worked with the TGA …
‘Enough is enough.’
A Victorian pharmacy owner has started a petition calling for eradication of COVID-19 in his state Everett O’Keeffe, pharmacy owner of the Wonthaggi Amcal Pharmacy located in the Gippsland region …
The eyes: A window to the soul
Communication is key in navigating the pandemic, writes Angelo Pricolo If road rules and parking restrictions are a window into a society and its flexibility (see my recent column ‘La …
World news wrapup: 30 July 2020
Patient info goes missing after vandalism; COVID-19 cluster linked to pharmacy; Tory peer champions pharmacy US: The CVS pharmacy chain has revealed that following vandalism at a number of stores …
A question of identity
What exactly is a pharmacist? How do we perceive ourselves, and how are we perceived by others? Our podcast host, Carlene McMaugh, discovers how pharmacists feel about their identity In …
What a difference a century makes
Pharmacy was getting bad press due to some convictions for supplying cocaine, while there was concern about out of date poisons legislation in the July 1920 edition of the Australasian …
Mental health: bridging the gap
A key pharmacy mental health trial funded under the 6CPA is set to commence shortly The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Griffith University and the University of …
Pharmacists test negative
HPS has confirmed that the 18 hospital pharmacists self-isolating in Sydney have returned negative COVID-19 tests On Tuesday, the AJP reported that 18 pharmacists from St Vincent’s Private Hospital Darlinghurst …
‘They often felt unheard, not believed and stigmatised when visiting their pharmacist.’
People with chronic pain have reported a significant worsening in their relationship with their pharmacist, according to the results of the National Pain Survey 2020 The results of the annual …