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How pharmacists are helping Ukraine
Pharmacists in Ukraine desperately need medicines 鈥� but the way they were receiving them wasn鈥檛 initially helpful. One Australian pharmacy group stepped in to help Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL) has …
Be alert but not alarmed
Don’t get relaxed and comfortable in the dispensary, writes PDL… because many of the same errors keep being made In December 2020, PDL released a Practice Alert titled 鈥淏e alert …
鈥楢hpra can absolutely take action.鈥�
The intern who decided to try half a Suboxone dose, the ECP who was caught with MDMA at a music festival and pharmacists making anti-vax social media comments鈥� students have …
PSA and PDL join forces
Two pharmacy sector leaders pledge to work together on medicines safety and support for pharmacists The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has entered into a new partnership with Pharmaceutical Defence Limited, …
Rego reminder
It鈥檚 that time of year鈥攔egistration renewal including insurance declaration, writes PDL in its latest practice update Each year, PDL receives calls from pharmacists who have overlooked their Ahpra registration renewal. …
National vacancy for Professional Officer
PDL is looking for a new Professional Officer鈥� Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL) is a member owned organisation supporting around 31,000 pharmacist members and the pharmacy profession. The leading risk advisors …
The week in review
It was a busy week for Ahpra, plus another round of the UTI turf wars and a new critique of the ownership and location rules The latest Productivity Commission report …
Backing the next generation
PDL announces its student grant winners for 2022, with four pharmacists-in-training to be supported to attend an event of their choice After a record number of applications and very high-quality …
Don鈥檛 fall for a forgery
PDL has advice on forgery red flags and other concerns to look out for when considering the validity of a script, in its latest practice alert PDL continues to see …
Celebrating the profession
Here鈥檚 what leaders from across the pharmacy landscape had to say about this year鈥檚 theme for World Pharmacists Day Happy World Pharmacists Day to all of our valued readers! 鈥淧harmacy …
鈥業t is better to receive a complaint regarding wait times than a medication error.鈥�
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 …