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Vaccination reminder for flu season
With the flu season here, now is a good time to review your vaccination service to ensure staff training, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and resources are up to date, says …
PDL names student grant winners
Three pharmacy students will receive grants of $5000 to attend a conference of their choice University of South Australia pharmacy students, Janella Leombruno and Erin Fawcett, and Monash University’s Huynh …
‘It’s really important that we look at workloads’
‘Wrong patient’ incidents represent a “significant” portion of those reported… why do they keep cropping up? ‘Wrong patient’ incidents represent 11.5% of dispensing incidents reported to PDL, according to PDL …
‘Wrong patient’ errors: what they are and how to avoid them
‘Wrong patient’ errors can occur across all pharmacy practice settings when providing any service where a patient is involved. Incidents involving a wrong patient make up a sizeable percentage of …
National vacancy for professional officer
PDL is seeking applications for a new professional officer As Australia’s first national pharmacy body, PDL (Pharmaceutical Defence Limited) was established in 1912 by pharmacists, for pharmacists. Now, over 110 …
Administration of vaccines by pharmacists in South Australia
PDL has some advice for pharmacists providing vaccination services in South Australia South Australian pharmacists trained to vaccinate can now administer any vaccine to patients in line with the Australian …
NSW Health vaccine storage and cold chain audits
Pharmacies participating in the NIPVIP program are being reminded of their obligations relating to vaccine storage On behalf of NSW Health, local Public Health Units (PHUs) may carry out random …
Medicinal cannabis risk mitigation
Medicinal cannabis is still an emerging part of pharmacy practice… PDL has some tips and advice based on recent incident reports and professional practice enquiries There has been an increase …
Extended scope of practice reminder
PDL has a reminder to NSW pharmacists and pharmacy owners about extended scope of practice With many pharmacies now offering extended scope of practice services across NSW, it is important …
Be aware or beware of wrong patient errors – a reminder
Pharmacists urged to reflect on incidents and near misses by PDL, after inquiries regarding wrong-patient errors With the busy season behind us, and many pharmacists returning to their regular routines, …
RSV protection under NIP
With the new RSV vaccine for pregnant women about to become available, PDL has some advice for pharmacists providing vaccination services From 3 February 2025, the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) …
Be aware or beware of ‘wrong patient’ errors
This article aims to raise awareness and provide strategies to prevent the administration of medication to the wrong person. By Amy Minion BPharm MBA, Professional Development Pharmacist, PDL Learning objectives …