S8
Pharmacists on alert over forged S8 scripts
Health ministry shares common signs of forged S8 scripts after warning of increasing numbers of forgeries being dispensed The NSW Ministry of Health is reminding pharmacists to “carefully scrutinise” the …
Failing to comply with good pharmacy practice
Two recent panel hearings pulled licensees up on poor S8 records and not maintaining premises in a clean and hygienic manner There were two recent panel hearings into allegations that …
‘Failures of good pharmacy practice’
A pharmacy owner has been reprimanded for failing to maintain accurate S8 records – with evidence of 43 unprocessed transactions in two weeks In January 2019 the Victorian Pharmacy Authority …
Changes to S8 pack sizes on the cards?
PSA and SHPA are at odds with the Guild in their support of changes to pack sizes, while some pharmacists have voiced concerns about stock management, logistics and cost The …
‘Deep seeded contempt of the community pharmacist’
NSW Guild has briefed members on preparing for potential upcoming State and Federal elections, citing ‘contempt’ for community pharmacy within some government departments NSW Guild President David Heffernan has called …
SHPA calls for tightened S8 opioid restrictions
The SHPA has suggested limiting pack sizes, indications and dose limits for S8 opioids In its submission to the TGA’s consultation on S8 opioid use and misuse in Australia – …
ACT real time monitoring could include S4s
ACT Health plans to roll out a real time monitoring system for drugs of concern by March 2019 ACT Health implemented the Drugs and Poisons Information System (DAPIS) in the …
No GP S8 prescription ban: TGA
There is no substance to reports that GPs could be banned from prescribing S8 analgesics, the TGA says Over the long weekend, Fairfax and News media reported that the TGA’s …
GP banned from prescribing S8, S4D drugs
His overprescribing patterns affected 13 patients, many of whom were drug dependent or recovering from dependency According to a decision released this week, Dr Angelo Arreza was found to have …
Victoria moves on real-time monitoring
The state government has rejected the federal EERCD system, this week introducing legislation to deliver its own real-time prescription monitoring system The Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Real-time Prescription …
S8 use, incident reports on the rise
For safe dispensing, it’s important to be aware of the four key factors in S8 dispensing incidents, says indemnity body Most pharmacists will be aware of the ever-expanding range of …
Forum: Destroying Schedule 8 Drugs
“Does anybody know if there are any documents that describe appropriate environmentally friendly methods for destroying drugs of addiction. “An example I have become aware of was where a pharmacist simply …