TWC wins customer experience award
TerryWhite Chemmart has won the customer experience of the year award for medium-to-large and small retailers at the 2024 Inside Retail Retailer Awards The award is in recognition of the brand’s …
The social scene
The latest updates on the pharmacy calendar, including a look ahead at PSA24 PSA24: Themes for the conference Charting New Frontiers in Pharmacy Knowledge The PSA24 program has been designed …
UTI service to start in SA
For South Australian pharmacists about to start participating, there are lessons to be learned from UTI services around the country, writes PDL Beginning on 1 March 2024, South Australian pharmacists …
Tasmanian UTI pilot set to start
With the Tasmanian pilot to go live on 1 March, PDL has some advice Tasmanian pharmacists may be aware of the Tasmanian Community Pharmacy Program, scheduled to go live on …
‘You will pay for it in a major and punishing way’
A doctor sent “abusive, insulting and threatening” comments to a pharmacist—and allegedly told the store’s owners to sack him and pay the doctor $10,000 A doctor’s attempt to have an …
‘Competitive fun’ helps Wizard hit milestone
Wizard Pharmacy has set a new record for its donations to Starlight Children’s Foundation The group has now raised $56,600 during its annual Starlight Giving Tree Appeal, which ran in-store …
Arson, DV conviction sees registration cancelled
A pharmacist’s conviction for domestic violence offences, including torching his pregnant partner’s home, has been found guilty of professional misconduct The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal has heard the case …
Mitigating risks of the Opioid Therapy Program
PDL has some advice on common incidents involving the Opioid Therapy Program, following last year’s changes Pharmacists have admirably navigated the changes to the provision of the Opioid Therapy Program …
‘Circumvention of the rules’ leads to pharmacist’s tribunal hearing
When it was seized at the border, a pharmacist tried to claim that a shipment of unlawfully imported Phosphatidylcholine was for her personal use A Stage One hearing before the …
Unlawful Covid tests, vapes seized
A multi-agency raid across Sydney has seen the TGA and Australian Border Force seize more than 14,000 unlawful therapeutic goods, including Covid RATs An operation aimed at disrupting the “end-to-end …
‘Catastrophic’ consequences averted by pharmacist and cardiologist
A pharmacist was one of several people who notified the regulator about a doctor who was using kinesiology to diagnose patients, and prescribed potentially dangerous medicines regimes – plus colour …
Student grant program open
PDL has announced the opening of the 2024 Student Grant Program, with applications open until April 14 The grants program was established to help Australian pharmacy students broaden their education …