Practice Alerts

Updates from 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.

A wide range of guides and resources are also available to PDL members that have been developed to support pharmacists in their daily practice. 

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SA community pharmacy OCP resupply service

From 6 May 2024, pharmacists in South Australia can provide women who meet certain criteria with a resupply of the oral contraceptive pill (OCP) without a doctor’s prescription. It is important to note that this is not a trial; pharmacists...

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Administering medicines by injection

In recent years, the pharmacy profession has seen significant expansion in the range of medicines that pharmacists can administer by injection. The scope has broadened to encompass different age groups and medicines, via different routes of injection. PDL guide to...

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Maintaining professional boundaries: A reminder for pharmacists

Meridian Lawyers has collaborated with PDL to prepare an article about professional boundaries and the types of conduct that are likely to be the subject of complaint to regulators. The article references Ahpra’s 2022/23 annual report, which revealed 841 notifications...

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My Health Record insights from Meridian Lawyers

PDL Professional Officers occasionally receive incident reports and notifications relating to breaches or concerns regarding access to a patient’s My Health Record. Some of these cases require responses to the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) and/or the Office of the...

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Oral contraceptive resupply service- what NSW and ACT pharmacists need to know

Oral contraceptive resupply service- what NSW and ACT pharmacists need to know

October 3, 2024

NSW pharmacists The oral contraceptive resupply component of the NSW Pharmacy Trial ceased on 27 September 2024. From 28 September 2024, NSW pharmacists holding general registration, who have completed the...

ACT
Be aware or beware of wrong patient errors – part 2

Be aware or beware of wrong patient errors – part 2

October 1, 2024

PDL has recently released the Practice Alert ‘Be aware or beware of wrong patient errors – part 1’. This second alert follows up to provide greater insights into the common...

National
Schedule 3 supply of therapeutic vaping products

Schedule 3 supply of therapeutic vaping products

September 26, 2024

From 1 October 2024, therapeutic vapes with a nicotine concentration of 20mg/mL or less will be available in pharmacies to patients 18 years or over without a prescription. PDL thanks...

National
Practice Alert South Australia

Administration of medicines by pharmacists in South Australia

September 24, 2024

Following the recent direction from the Chief Pharmacist Department of Health SA, PDL advises that SA pharmacists may lawfully administer the following medicines: An unscheduled, Schedule 2, or Schedule 3...

Practice Alerts
PDL Practice Alert NSW

Medicinal cannabis resource for NSW pharmacists

September 19, 2024

The Pharmacy Stakeholder Forum is a joint initiative between the Pharmacy Council of NSW, NSW Ministry of Health and other pharmacy organisations representing most NSW pharmacists. The purpose of the...

NSW
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Confusion with Wegovy (semaglutide) prescriptions

September 13, 2024

Pharmacists are likely aware that Wegovy® (semaglutide) is now available in Australia. The PDL Professional Officers have received several incident reports involving patients being supplied with the incorrect strength of...

National

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