World news wrapup: 15 October 2020
Pharmacy owner allegedly sent cocaine to DEA official after investigation began; another Lloyds pharmacist refuses emergency contraception; transgender patients lose access to medicines Queens, New York: Pharmacy owner Dimitrios Lymberatos …
Censure after trans-Tasman drug thefts
After stealing Ritalin and surrendering his registration to practise in Australia, a pharmacist went home to New Zealand and offended again The pharmacist had his New Zealand registration cancelled after …
The week in review
All eyes were on Canberra this week as the Federal Budget was handed down, with a boost to health This week saw economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic prioritised in …
Pharmacist snooped using colleagues’ login
After her marriage ended, worry about her daughter and an ‘obsession’ with her former husband’s partner triggered a pharmacist into inappropriately accessing their medical records The New Zealand Health Practitioners …
‘The most extreme case of the misuse of psychotropic medication that I have ever seen.’
Pharmacists, and accredited pharmacists in particular, need to be empowered to report inappropriate prescribing of psychotropics in people with intellectual disability if they perceive it to be abuse and/or neglect, …
Pharmacist lauded for ‘selfless sharing’
Vaughn Eaton has been named as the recipient of the 2020 Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) Medal of Merit The SHPA says the award recognises Mr Eaton’s outstanding …
Undeclared sildenafil
The TGA has asked people in possession of Maxman XI tablets to bring them to their pharmacy for safe disposal The TGA issued a statement saying that it has tested …
World news wrapup: 8 October 2020
“Brutal cold bullying behaviours” of chain employers highlighted; APhA hopes to break Pharmacy Benefit Managers power; scope widens for some in NZ UK: Large pharmacy chains are exhibiting “brutal cold …
Risk of counterfeit meds reduced
Pharmacy stakeholders have welcomed the 2020 Budget’s investment in supply chain reforms and the medicines listing guarantee, but warn there’s more work to do Acting PSA President Michelle Lynch said …
Budget 2020: What’s in it for business
The Guild and former pharmacist and mental health advocate Kate Carnell have lauded the 2020 Budget for its focus on helping small business recover from COVID-19 In handing down the …
Outgoing president lauded
Guild national president George Tambassis has announced that he is stepping down from the role at the end of this term In a statement to members Mr Tambassis said that …
The week in review
A sad milestone, a suggested threat to the medicines supply chain and diverted methadone all made the news this week A dispute between the Maritime Union Association and Patrick made …