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Celebrating the profession
Here’s what leaders from across the pharmacy landscape had to say about this year’s theme for World Pharmacists Day Happy World Pharmacists Day to all of our valued readers! “Pharmacy …
‘It is better to receive a complaint regarding wait times than a medication error.’
Fatigue, poor environmental conditions and staff shortages can lead to medication errors… PDL Professional Officer Jess Hadley shares her tips for pharmacists this World Patient Safety Day 2022 Today (Saturday …
Be alert with varicella vaccines
Mixups with varicella vaccines have been reported to PDL lately, especially confusion between chickenpox and shingles jabs PDL has recently received several incident reports where the incorrect varicella vaccine has …
Top 10 drugs in PDL incident reports
In its latest practice update, PDL lists the medicines most commonly associated with incident reports it receives… and some should be no surprise It is no surprise that the top …
Election time
Election of PDL Directors to the National Board The following vacancies will occur as of the date of the next annual general meeting to be held on 20 October 2022 …
Tips for avoiding S8 pitfalls
In its latest practice update, PDL has offered information on Schedule 8 medicines management Schedule 8 medicines, in particular opioids, are often involved in notifications to PDL. An Australian Institute …
PDL appoints new Director for NSW and the ACT
Amanda Galbraith has been appointed to the role after long-time director Curtis Ruhnau stepped down Following the retirement of Curtis Ruhnau, PDL has announced the appointment of Amanda Galbraith as …
Lapsed PI and notice of relevant events
In this latest practice alert, PDL reviews lapsed PI renewal and other ‘relevant events’ that pharmacists and pharmacy students need to notify Ahpra about Lapsed Professional Indemnity insurance arrangements – …
Reflecting on ConPharm 2022
In this latest PDL Practice Alert, two representatives share some common questions from accredited pharmacists and their responses PDL representatives Gilbert Yeates (Qld Director) and Gary West (Professional Officer and …
Vaccine-related incident reports on the rise
PDL has issued a practice alert in which it gives advice on dealing with vaccine requests, particularly given growing demand for flu jabs The recent surge in demand for influenza …
Young pharmacist’s tax leads the way
What caught our readers attention at APP2022? These were our most clicked stories from the conference Once again APP provided a bonanza of interesting news, information and education. The chance …
A lasting legacy
AJP speaks with four outstanding pharmacists who have recently stepped down from long-time roles with PDL… Bridgett McKay A member of the PDL WA Local Advisory Committee (LAC) since 1987, …