‘Aggressive and inappropriate use of medications.’
Doc takes medical board to health practitioners tribunal over finding of unsatisfactory professional performance A doctor has lost an appeal after taking the Tasmanian Board of the Medical Board of …
Acute psychosis triggered by Brexit
This case report describes a man in his 40s who was brought to the emergency department in an acute psychotic state, three weeks after the EU referendum results in the UK …
Knowing the risks
A BMJ review of e-cigarettes’ effects shows concerning results including higher rates of acute respiratory illness, acute injury to the small airways and immunosuppression Studies show e-cigarettes have measurable adverse …
Funding boost for medicinal cannabis research
Government to invest $3 million to examine the benefits of medicinal cannabis for management of pain, symptoms and side effects in cancer patients The Federal Government is investing $3 million …
Most influential people in pharmacy: Adele Tahan
Speaking to the first of our 14 most influential people in pharmacy, as voted by you Adele Tahan Community pharmacist and proprietor Member, NSW branch committee, Pharmacy Guild of Australia …
Are people becoming ‘increasingly litigious’?
With numbers of complaints against pharmacists rising across the country, what do you need to know to avoid getting a notification? Professional indemnity experts are seeing a trend of increased …
CWH strengthens China presence
Australian retailer Chemist Warehouse will be opening new multi-brand stores as part of a renewed multimillion-dollar collaboration with an online Chinese retail marketplace Australian retailer Chemist Warehouse has renewed its …
‘My trust has been broken.’
A Queensland mum has complained to mainstream media alleging a pharmacist directed a medication dosage eight times the recommended amount for her infant son A woman has told the Courier …
Fee hike to cover complaints
Over the past four years, the NSW pharmacy council has seen a 62% increase in the number of complaints against pharmacists… The Pharmacy Council of New South Wales has announced …
Pharmacy research falls short
A systematic review has identified areas of pharmacy-related research that were not conducted to the highest standard or where reporting is inadequate Improvements can be made to pharmacy research practice …
What you said…
We roundup your comments over the past week, on controversial topics such as pharmacists overstepping moral boundaries and CWH expanding in NZ A lot has happened over the past week. …
Comments roundup
What you said about the pharmacist shortage crisis, the pharmacy accused of poor treatment of methadone patients and more… Here’s a roundup of comments from across the AJP website over …