medicines storage
S8 poisons kept in a drawer
Pharmacy licensees warned that cases of suspected serious breaches of drugs and poisons legislation will be referred to the Department of Health and could result in a prosecution Between August …
Meds left out in the heat, allege union workers
The National Union of Workers has turned its attention to Sigma, alleging “grubby tactics and casualisation” Speaking to the ABC on Wednesday, workers alleged that prescription medicines that need to …
Authority calls out S8, S4 failures
Two pharmacy owners have been cautioned about their pharmacy practices, including one that was storing food in the same fridge that they stored vaccines and antibiotics This September the Victorian …
Protecting the cold chain
The cost of replacing impaired medicines due to power outage averages $13,168 per pharmacy, while loss of vaccines alone amounts to $16 million per year in Australia Power outages are …