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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

“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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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” …

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 …