Opening ‘another step closer to feeling like one country again.’
As NSW and Victoria get ready for the border to re-open, our readers have been telling us it’s time to open up This week NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian flagged that …
Medication errors common in schools
Poisonings exposures in children and adolescents at school are relatively common, new research has found… and medication errors account for a significant number of cases The data, from the University …
Medicinal cannabis users in Victoria could soon be allowed to drive with THC in their system. Is it safe?
Can people taking legally prescribed medications that contain THC be penalised for drug driving? Amie Hayley, Swinburne University of Technology, investigates Around 25,000 Australians currently use medicinal cannabis products. They …
‘You have put a gun in my mum’s hand.’
A patient would visit her doctor several times a week and ask for “the usual”— thought to be Panadeine Forte, Temaze and Valium by her child who was in the …
World news wrapup: 5 November 2020
Viral video by pharmacy workers offends; Kiwi pharmacies shut out of COVID help funds; Italians spark run on supplement County Armagh, Northern Ireland: The Gordons Chemist chain has apologised after …
‘The end point… is nicotine freedom.’
Health officials have outlined how nicotine for vaping, if it was to become regulated by the TGA, would be a smoking cessation aid, not a consumer good – but retailers …
‘How we treat the most vulnerable in our community is a measure of its people.’
A mainstream media pundit has attacked Melbourne’s supervised injecting facility and plans for a second… but a leading pharmacist says help is needed where the problems are Radio broadcaster Steve …
Benjamin the First Bloke of pharmacy assistants
Benjamin King from Alice Springs Pharmacy in Northern Territory has been recognised as Australia’s outstanding pharmacy assistant of 2020 Mr King has been awarded the Pharmacy Guild of Australia/Maxigesic Pharmacy …
Plans for Queensland’s pharmacists
One organisation says it will push to allow pharmacists to administer more routine medicines, such as injectable buprenorphine, insulin or Vitamin B12 The PSA has congratulated the re-elected Labor Palaszczuk …
Jabs go beyond pharmacy
The WA Government has announced that pharmacists will be able to administer vaccinations outside of a community pharmacy Pharmacists will now be able to provide vaccinations to patients in places …
The week in review
Money, politics and violence against pharmacists all made the news this week In politics this week, the Pharmacy Guild‘s Queensland branch surveyed voters ahead of the upcoming state election and …
Guild calls for permanent emergency supply
The report of the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements has acknowledged the critical role played by community pharmacies during disasters The report also called for the inclusion of …