Victoria
Some community pharmacies reporting 90% downturn
There is an assumption that “pharmacies must be doing alright – you can still open”, but the Guild says some are barely hanging on Research companies tracking movement in the …
Keeping supply going in Stage 4
Pharmaceutical wholesalers exempt from Victorian warehouse and distribution restrictions: TGA The TGA’s Medicine Shortages Working Party – comprising pharmaceutical industry, wholesaler and health professional groups – says it supports and …
E-scripts being expanded across Melbourne
Pharmacies in the greater Melbourne region with software capability can now commence dispensing e-prescriptions, the Australian Digital Health Agency has announced While previous communications stated electronic prescriptions should only be …
‘There has been some confusion at testing sites,’ says Vic govt
‘Enough is enough’: Pharmacists in Melbourne and regional Victoria complain of not being prioritised as essential workers and having their COVID-19 test results delayed Pharmacy staff have had “very mixed …
Pharmacies still essential during Victoria’s ‘State of Disaster’
Clarification on pharmacy visits as Melbourne moves to Stage 4 restrictions with curfew and regional Victoria to Stage 3 Community pharmacies across Victoria may continue to operate as usual during …
Continuing to deliver
Situation stabilising at wholesaler warehouse linked to COVID-19 outbreak There have been no additional confirmed positive COVID-19 cases linked to a pharmaceutical wholesalers Victorian warehouse where there were reports of …
‘Profession-wide confusion’ over handling of digital scripts
NSW, WA join Victoria in allowing pharmacists to supply medicines using digital images of scripts, but PSA shares pharmacists’ frustrations with the measures WA doctors and other prescribers who conduct …
Emergency supply extended in Victoria
Guild calls for national approach to continued dispensing as Victoria becomes the second state to extend emergency supply measures The Victorian Department of Health and Human Services has made an …
Warning of first-week methadone hazards
Coroner says it is ‘impossible’ to identify whether the timing of pharmacist dispensing was a factor in the death of a young woman, within two days of commencing methadone treatment …
Conviction stands for ‘devious’ theft
A Victorian pharmacist found guilty of 52 charges of theft for conduct described by the court as ‘glaringly dishonest’ has had his leave to appeal refused A pharmacist who was …
A win for pharmacy and consumers
Guild welcomes pre-election commitment from Victorian Liberals to legislate for OTC oral contraceptives The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has welcomed the announcement by the Victorian Liberal Party that it will improve …
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 …