‘You have to unpack the belief system’
Deprescribing, especially when a patient is keen to remain on a potentially harmful medication, needs to be handled with subtlety and understanding, says one top pharmacist Speaking at the beginning …
The week in review
As Australia’s community pharmacists head to the Gold Coast, this week’s biggest stories have seen an update for quality regulations and a focus on scope and the future We spoke …
CPD recommended for plumbers after top pharmacist’s death
A plumber has been referred to SafeWork NSW following the death of an award-winning pharmacist from burns An inquest into the death of Judith Ingham OAM has seen coroner Rebecca …
Pharmacists push to help move kidney health ‘levers’
One pharmacist has outlined how an HMR made a huge difference in the life of a patient with rapidly declining kidney function On World Kidney Day, the PSA has thrown …
‘The best of our profession’ honoured
Australia’s most exceptional community pharmacy professionals have been recognised today at the national final of the National Pharmacy Awards Presented at the Pharmacy Guild’s flagship Australasian Pharmacy Professional Conference on …
‘A revised Code for the profession, by the profession’
The PSA has opened public consultation on its draft revised Code of Ethics for Pharmacists, following an eight-month best-practice development process The Code of Ethics is the fundamental resource that …
Pharmacies to get updated accreditation program
There is to be a ‘major evolution for community pharmacy accreditation’ in 2026, with key changes to QCPP The accreditation program for community pharmacies in Australia will undergo its biggest …
‘We need better systems to identify patients at risk’
Rapidly reducing or abruptly stopping prescription opioids significantly increases the risk of mental health or substance use-related emergency presentations, new data shows The data, from Monash University, demonstrates the need …
Pharmacist used illicit synthetic after benzo knock-back
A pharmacist sold buprenorphine strips to an undercover police officer, and illegally sourced clonazolam for himself, a tribunal has heard News Corp has reported on the case of a pharmacist …
No payment for 45-minute consult
From heat to flooding rains… when are medicines reviews going to become flexible enough to handle the reality of practice in Australia, asks one award-winning pharmacist? Several weeks ago, former …
Bicycle bandit brings gun to robbery
Police in two states are investigating incidents in which offenders targeted pharmacies ACT Policing has issued a statement saying it is seeking witnesses to an armed robbery at the Advantage …
Sustainability and values key in new Blooms milestone
Blooms The Chemist has celebrated a new national milestone of 130 stores in the network, with the opening of Blooms The Chemist Douglas As part of the local community for …