pseudoephedrine
World news wrapup: 11 April 2024
White coat protest in Pennsylvania; Spain investigates common painkiller linked to deaths; new CWH for Cork Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pharmacists have taken to the state’s Capitol to protest the effect of …
World news wrapup: 22 February 2024
Kiwi pharmacist stole medicines, sold them on classifieds site; codeine linctus scheduled up in UK while pseudoephedrine scheduled down in NSW; pharmacist sentenced for doctor’s murder in India New Zealand: …
World news wrapup: 30 November 2023
German pharmacists to strike again; Canadian reprimanded after giving expired vaccines; NZ debates the return of OTC pseudoephedrine Dresden, Germany: A significant number of pharmacies in Germany are planned to …
Why therapeutic need matters
PDL has issued a reminder of pharmacists’ obligations when supplying pseudoephedrine, citing recent cases where disciplinary action was taken In one case the pharmacist understood his obligations, but was found …
The week in review
All eyes are on Sydney this week as the Pharmaceutical Society hosts its annual conference, PSA18 The PSA has announced its top honours for the year: John Jackson was named …
Pseudoephedrine security alert
Victoria Police has issued an alert about the theft from pharmacies of medicines containing pseudoephedrine Over three days from 26 to 29 June 2018, three south-eastern suburban pharmacies were broken …
Leading the world
Why is Australian pharmacy not being recognised for its world-leading programs for codeine and pseudoephedrine recording and monitoring? Australian pharmacy has established world’s best practice in handling and recording sales …
Stop gatekeeping S3s: Nankivell
Pharmacy tends to “gatekeep” S3 medicines and needs to move on from this behaviour in order to make the best use of this underutilised category. So says Belinda Nankivell, practice …
Pharmacist allegedly supplied illegal drugs to bikies and bodybuilders
The accused is part owner of five pharmacies in the Hunter region of NSW Phillip Lawrence Slater, 36, appeared in Maitland Local Court on Thursday 30 June facing 10 charges, …
Pharmacist reprimanded
Inappropriate pseudoephedrine dispensing leads to tribunal hearing A former pharmacist found to have engaged in unprofessional conduct has been reprimanded by the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) for inappropriately …
PDL Practice Alert
Important changes to legislation regarding pseudoephedrine and naloxone On February 1, 2016, the scheduling on Naloxone changed from S4 to S3 for the treatment of opioid overdose. The two current …
Guild welcomes ice action, calls to extend Project STOP
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia welcomes the establishment by the Prime Minister of a taskforce to develop a National Ice Action Strategy to tackle the growing scourge of ice (crystal …