dRx series: Optimising use of medicines in older people through deprescribing
In this new series by Amanda Quek and Dr Amy Page, we take an in-depth look at desprescribing… beginning with the key principles Deprescribing is defined as a person-centred process …
Cannabis prescribing without robust evidence ‘mirrors early trends in opioid use’
Current quality and safety requirements are not sufficient for medicinal cannabis products, say hospital pharmacists As concerns grow among health professionals about the way in which medicinal cannabis is prescribed …
Temazepam replaced with vitamin D in hospital pharmacy
A nurse misappropriated a patient’s temazepam from the hospital pharmacy over Christmas, WA’s State Administrative Tribunal has heard The registered nurse was working at a hospital in Western Australia’s south-east, …
‘Take opportunities even if they come with work’
A Queensland health service acting director of pharmacy advises young pharmacists to put their hands up, following his receipt of the Advanced Pharmacy Australia, Queensland Branch, William Harris Achievement Award …
Pharmacy ownership ‘antiquated and unnecessary’: NZ govt
“The Americanisation of the New Zealand health system is bad for patients, prices, practices and pharmacists,” warns the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, as our neighbour plans to remove ownership restrictions …
World news wrapup: 16 October 2025
UK to crack down on inappropriate Botox prescribing; EU highlights drug shortages; online anarchy in the UK UK: The General Pharmaceutical Council aims to take action against pharmacists who prescribe …
Child ‘sought safety’ from man in pharmacy
A child sought refuge in a pharmacy from a frightening incident in Victoria, while a Queensland man locked himself in a pharmacy staffroom after an alleged robbery A series of crimes …
Man ‘had a valuable career, which is now lost’
A former pharmacist sold illicit drugs over the dark web, hidden in fish and chicken curry boxes Mainstream media have reported on the case of a man who faced an …
‘War hero’ doctor caught self-prescribing
A pharmacist checked SafeScript when they became concerned about a doctor who presented scripts he had written in his wife’s name, resulting in a notification to Ahpra In November 2023, …
Medicinal cannabis system exploited, say Guild, AMA
Pharmacists and doctors have teamed up to implore the health minister to act on the largely unregulated rise in medicinal cannabis prescribing and dispensing Only weeks after the Pharmacy Board …
The week in review
This week saw a wide range of issues hitting the news, from the pharmacist shortage, to the importance of collaboration between professions and whether we should talk about “expanded” or “full” …
Serious allegations against Queensland pharmacist
A second Queensland early career pharmacist has been suspended from practice over grim charges Mainstream media have reported on the case of a Brisbane pharmacist who has been charged with …
