Headlines
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WA hospital to trial e-scripts: ADHA
Friday | Aug 19 2022ROYAL Perth Hospital will become Australia's first hospital to provide patients with electronic prescriptions to be dispensed through community pharmacies.
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Parker scoops APA title
Friday | Aug 19 2022ALBURY-WODONGA-BASED pharmacy owner, Ruth Parker, has been named as the Australian Patients Association's (APA's) Most Outstanding Pharmacist of the year.
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PDL issues varicella vaccine alert
Thursday | Aug 18 2022VARIATION on how varicella vaccines are described in prescribing software may be factors in a recent increase in incident reports where incorrect vaccinations have been prescribed or supplied, professional indemnity (PI) insurer, Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL), believes.
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Brace for rent increases
Thursday | Aug 18 2022PHARMACY owners are being urged to prepare for rental rates to jump by 7 to 8%, in line with current inflation figures.
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Bumpy economic ride on the horizon
Wednesday | Aug 17 2022PHARMACY owners are being warned that rising inflation will create a "bumpy [economic] ride" for the sector.
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Fred IT launches web-based hub
Wednesday | Aug 17 2022PHARMACY software provider, Fred IT Group, is launching a new web-based solution to help pharmacists to identify compatible software to use in their stores.
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Qld Guild prepares for NQPSPP start
Tuesday | Aug 16 2022PHARMACISTS in Cairns are being urged to prepare for the long-awaited North Queensland Pharmacy Scope of Practice Pilot (NQPSPP) to be given the green light by State Health Minister Yvette D'Ath.
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Pharmacist fell short of expectations
Tuesday | Aug 16 2022A VICTORIAN Civil and Administrative Tribunal has reprimanded and suspended a pharmacist over multiple instances of professional misconduct.
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RUM promotion critical
Tuesday | Aug 16 2022WITH rising cost-of-living pressures forcing patients to be frugal, pharmacists are being urged to warn customers of the dangers of hoarding expired medicines.
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Unleash pharmacy’s capacity to care
Monday | Aug 15 2022AUTHORITIES in Western Australia are being urged to change regulations to allow pharmacists to help ease pressure on the State's stretched health system.
