Embracing the challenges
Western Sydney pharmacists Curtis and Margaret Ruhnau undertook a total rebuild during the pandemic, and survived while retaining their community focus It’s now cliché that 2020 brought more than its …
Pharmacist caught with ice, prohibited weapon
The Pharmacy Board has issued a statement about a pharmacist who diverted S8s and supplied ice The Board outlined the case of Daniel Soong, the former part owner of two …
COVID jab a ‘natural extension’ in pharmacy
Sigma Healthcare has kicked off its COVAX working group to support pharmacy partners Sigma Healthcare has initiated a dedicated working group chaired by its chief pharmacist, Brinley Hosking, to help prepare …
Over 100 regulatory breaches uncovered
A coroner has criticised the excessive supply of S8s and codeine that led to a woman’s death The death of a Tasmanian woman from mixed drug toxicity has been investigated …
Look before you leap!
A lack of thought process and risk assessment appear to be behind several of these errors, reports PDL “Look before you leap’ is an old saying to remind someone to …
Independent community pharmacy network boosts vax rates
Small pharmacies are outpacing big corporate chains at delivering the COVID-19 vaccine, say commentators Nearly 70% of COVID-19 vaccine doses distributed across the US have been delivered on average, according …
Clinical tips: antidepressants
Louis Roller takes a look at antidepressants available in Australia Depression is part of a group of conditions known as mood disorders (which may include elevation or depression of mood). …
Over 400 pregabalin tablets in two months
Local pharmacists and GPs attempted to curb the drug-seeking behaviour of a patient, but it wasn’t enough to save her life A coroner recently investigated the case of a 33-year-old …
S10 derivative warning
The TGA has issued a warning about a product which contains dipyrone The Therapeutic Goods Administration has said in a statement that Resurrection Male Sexual Enhancement capsules pose a serious …
The top ten
Chemist Warehouse is back on top of our list of the ten most read AJP stories during the previous month Once again a story about Chemist Warehouse has topped the …
Discount war over analgesics
February 1971: AJP warns against treating analgesics as ‘cut-price food’ as supermarket price war resumes Pharmacists in early 1971 were being advised to educate the public on the dangers of …
Comments roundup
What you were saying this past week… PDL has already received a number of reports and one error relating to active ingredient prescribing changes. Here’s what people had to say… “Anyone …