GPs
‘An old and tired us vs them mentality.’
The Guild has hit back at “misleading” claims by doctors about the risk of superbugs and the Board’s stance on pharmacist prescribing On 29 January, state president of the Australian …
‘Misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis.’
Representatives of a doctor group have explained why they pulled out of the advisory group for the Queensland pharmacist prescribing trial Major doctor groups such as the RACGP, AMA and …
Pharmacy trial ‘sacrificing safety for convenience,’ says doc
As the Queensland pharmacy prescribing trial draws nearer, the president of AMA Queensland has again attempted to stop it going ahead Dr Dilip Dhupelia, the state’s branch president, has written …
GP cold chain audit results revealed
An audit of GP practices in NSW has found that 33 out of the 44 potentially high-risk clinics examined did not meet vaccine storage standards “NSW Health undertook an audit …
AMA ‘missed the fundamental question: why?’
The AMA has called for the relaxation of pharmacy ownership laws, saying this would improve access to medications On Monday the AMA released its updated Position Statement on the Ethical …
Mind the gap
Australia will be down more than 9,000 GPs over the next 10 years, a new report finds – and the Guild says pharmacists must step up to fill the gap …
The week in review
As we hurtle towards the 2020s, the pharmacy sector isn’t slowing down, with news from the Board, an update on underutilisation in disasters and potential legislative change on the horizon …
‘Non-evidence based detritus’ in ‘waning’ pharmacy market
Another GP has attacked the community pharmacy sector, while musing on whether the AMA should adopt similar lobbying tactics to the Pharmacy Guild Writing in Australian Medicine about perceived “threats …
Self-prescribing doc found guilty of sexual assault
A doctor has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a patient, months after his conviction for self-prescribing pain medication Mainstream media including the ABC report that the 26-year-old female patient …
Dangerous dispensing went unreported
A pharmacist dispensed S8 medicines to a doctor shopper without a script or authority – and the GP who wrote scripts for the medicines afterwards has been reprimanded The State …
Unnecessary medicines sold to ‘unsuspecting customers,’ says GP
Doctors have again lashed out at suggestions that pharmacists could provide more health services, such as a minor ailments service NewsGP reported on a recent study conducted by the University …
Medical dominance: what can help?
Pharmacists who experience dismissal and denigration from doctors may find their performance affected… and young, female community pharmacists may be particularly at risk A paper presented at the Society of …