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Incident support service in high demand
Demand for PDL’s incident support has risen to the highest level ever PDL’s incident support service has now reached the highest demand it has ever seen in the history of …
Our members lead the way
PDL is 100% owned by its pharmacist members and is Australia’s leading choice for Pharmacist Professional Liabilities Insurance (PI) cover As Australia’s first national pharmacy body, PDL was established over …
Scanning scrutiny
Scanning is not an automation technology and it does not change the professional responsibilities for pharmacists However, PDL strongly recommends pharmacists use barcode scanners when dispensing medicines in pharmacies and …
Reducing errors one dose at a time: PDL practice alert
PDL are seeing an increase in reports of consumers being given medication which is not their own and intended for another person In 2016, incident reports of this nature comprised …
Decimal domino effect
PDL alert: Microgram-milligram confusion compounds risk of error with Parkinson’s and restless leg syndrome treatment A recent spate of dispensing errors reported to PDL involve Sifrol in the strengths of …
A potentially costly missed conception
Most pharmacists may be aware that there is a current shortage of Clomiphene 75mg, a drug used for anovulatory infertility Due to this shortage, we have seen several reports where …
Pharmacist Workloads
At PDL we get the occasional call from pharmacists concerned that their heavy workload could lead to a dispensing error. When questioned on workload recommendations, we refer the caller to …
To CMI or not to CMI
A reader has commented on a recent PDL column on the importance of using CMI when dispensing a drug to a patient for the first time. Majella Hill, a counsellor …
PDL Update: Confusion over new and unusual drugs
Here are a few key scenarios highlighting new or unusual products which have been involved in a recent spate of dispensing errors PDL has proven and ongoing success in minimising …
CMI protects you too
Case highlights the importance of providing CMI when a drug is dispensed for the first time, writes John Guy from PDL Providing consumer medication information (CMI) whenever a drug is …
Dosage, Safe Storage and Dangerous Drugs
PDL has already received reports of dispensing errors from pharmacists lacking awareness of the recent additions to the available range of strengths for Norspan patches and Targin tablets. Norspan is …
PDL update
PDL renewals are due by tomorrow 30 April 2016 Have you renewed yet? You still have time. Go to the PDL website and click ‘My Account’ to get started. Your PDL …