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.

Practice Alerts

PDL keeps members informed through Practice Alerts, sharing timely updates on risks, legislation and incident trends to help prevent pharmacy-related issues nationally or state-specifically, supporting safe and compliant professional practice.

Mitigating risks of the Opioid Therapy Program
13 February 2024
NSWDispensingProfessional activities
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Administering medicines by injection
8 February 2024
NationalProfessional activitiesVaccinationScope of practice
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Electronic prescriptions
22 December 2023
NationalDispensingProfessional activitiesPrivacy and consent
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NSW regulatory updates
14 December 2023
NSWDispensingProfessional activitiesRegulatory and compliance
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Another variant vaccine, another potential risk
12 December 2023
NationalVaccinationProfessional activities
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Maintaining professional boundaries: A reminder for pharmacists
29 November 2023
NationalMental healthPharmacist wellbeingPrivacy and consent
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Pharmacy Board of Australia 2023-24 registration renewal
23 November 2023
NationalRegulatory and compliance
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Medicinal cannabis
21 November 2023
NationalDispensingProfessional activitiesScope of practiceRegulatory and compliance
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Off-label prescribing
15 November 2023
NationalLeadership and communicationDispensingProfessional activitiesPrivacy and consentDeclining supply
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Mounjaro® (tirzepatide)
9 November 2023
NationalDispensingProfessional activitiesPrivacy and consent
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NSW Pharmacy Trial expression of interest closes 15 November
8 November 2023
NSWDispensingProfessional activitiesScope of practiceRegulatory and compliance
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Delaying or declining supply of medication
1 November 2023
NationalLeadership and communicationDispensingProfessional activitiesRegulatory and complianceDeclining supply
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