Practice Alerts

The latest updates written by our Professional Officers

PDL members are kept notified via our regular email notices called Practice Alerts. We bring awareness to potential risks that could impede on the pharmacy profession. They are often sent reactively, from trends and incident reports conducted by PDL and other influencing bodies, in a bid to help our members avoid an incident. They can be national alerts or state-specific if connected to local legislation.

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NSW Pharmacy Quarterly Stakeholder Forum 2022 – Communique

  • NSW

The Pharmacy Council of NSW has launched a new initiative involving a quarterly forum bringing together key pharmacy stakeholder agencies to discuss issues of relevance to the profession. The impetus for this initiative was an increase in complaints about pharmacists...

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UTIPP-Q pilot transition to EPA

  • Practice Alerts

Pharmacists practising in Queensland are advised the UTIPP-Q pilot has finished and the Urinary Tract Infection Community Pharmacy Service is now allowed under the Pharmacists Extended Practice Authority (EPA). Pharmacists and pharmacies can now offer the UTI service according to...

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Be alert with varicella vaccines

  • National

PDL has recently received several incident reports where the incorrect varicella vaccine has been prescribed and/or supplied. Prescribing software programs have variations on how the vaccines are described, potentially leading to confusion for prescribers and pharmacists. Most reports indicate the...

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COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccines – important update

December 8, 2022

The recent availability of the Moderna Spikevax Bivalent Booster Vaccine has seen a rise in the number of vaccine-related calls and incident reports to PDL. With the availability of the...

COVID 19
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It’s that time of year – PBA registration renewal including insurance declaration

December 2, 2022

Each year, PDL receives calls from pharmacists who have overlooked their Pharmacy Board of Australia (PBA) registration renewal. This may happen due to renewal reminders being quarantined in junk or...

National
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Managing high-risk S8, S4B and S4D medicines

November 3, 2022

PDL NSW members were recently sent a Forum communique on 13 October 2022 regarding the joint initiative between the Pharmacy Council of NSW, NSW Health and the pharmacy organisations representing...

NSW
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NSW Pharmacy Quarterly Stakeholder Forum 2022 – Communique

October 13, 2022

The Pharmacy Council of NSW has launched a new initiative involving a quarterly forum bringing together key pharmacy stakeholder agencies to discuss issues of relevance to the profession. The impetus...

NSW
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UTIPP-Q pilot transition to EPA

October 5, 2022

Pharmacists practising in Queensland are advised the UTIPP-Q pilot has finished and the Urinary Tract Infection Community Pharmacy Service is now allowed under the Pharmacists Extended Practice Authority (EPA). Pharmacists...

Practice Alerts
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UTIPP-Q pilot latest announcement

September 9, 2022

Pharmacists practising in Queensland are advised that after Friday, 9 September 2022, new pharmacists and pharmacies will no longer be accepted into the UTIPP-Q pilot. The following update from Professor...

Practice Alerts

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