The cost of burnout
Are you suffering from burnout? How can pharmacy owners and managers reduce workplace burnout, improve retention and help their staff thrive? Burnout is a syndrome resulting from chronic workplace stress …
Reprimand over cocaine conduct
A former pharmacist and aspiring doctor has been reprimanded after he had very pure pharmaceutical cocaine sent to his employer’s pharmacy The pharmacist used his employment to dishonestly obtain cocaine …
Pharmacist prescribing: what the stakeholders said
The Pharmacy Board has now published the individual submissions it received on pharmacist prescribing… revealing doctor and specialist opposition In its latest communique, the Board says that it encourages all …
Clinical tips: depression
Louis Roller lists 10 pharmacist counselling points for people with depression “If there be a hell on earth, it is to be found in a melancholy man’s heart.” —Robert Burton, …
Notifications: what practitioners say they need
A new video from AHPRA outlines one health professional’s experience in receiving a notification “If there’s one thing I could do differently about that whole process, I would go and …
Concentration confusion
PDL has issued guidance on the difference between milligrams and millilitres – especially regarding doses for children during the cold season, as well as methadone “The colder weather sees a …
AMA’s response to TWCM promotion ‘hysterical,’ says Guild
The AMA’s national president has slammed a Terry White Chemmart/Bupa promotion as a “sneaky” way to introduce US-style health to Australia – a stance which has disappointed the Pharmacy Guild …
Staff Spotlight
Former NAPSA president Shefali Parekh describes her experience six months into her pharmacy internship 1. When and where did you graduate from pharmacy? I graduated from Griffith University in Gold …
Getting qualified
How are pharmacy degrees changing? Are they keeping pace with a changing profession? Our latest podcast looks at the evolution of pharmacy qualifications In this podcast our team cover the …
World news wrapup: 27 June 2019
Free scripts from NZ’s Woollies pharmacies; pharmacist goes viral after helping street dog; US pharmacist sentenced for drug theft and firearm offences Tauranga, New Zealand: Three supermarket pharmacies – owned …
Helping the profession
The NSW/ACT branch of PDL is seeking a pharmacist interested in joining its Local Advisory Committee Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL) Local Advisory Committees are established throughout Australia to help meet …
Crossing borders
There is a “pressing need” for real-time prescription monitoring in NSW, says coroner, following a man’s death after buying opioids in both ACT and NSW NSW needs to urgently join …