The way of the future: Australia’s first e-prescription dispensed
A significant milestone has been reached in pharmacy, with Australia’s first genuine and legally valid electronic prescription (e-prescription) created, stored and dispensed in Victoria last week.
COVID-19: How pharmacies are coping with digital image prescriptions
It’s 10 am at Scott-Dibben Chemist in Newcastle, New South Wales, and emails of prescriptions are already pinging into the inbox.
Mid-year vaccine shake-up incoming
From 1 July 2025, pharmacists will see a range of adjustments to how they deliver and bill for vaccination.
1 July brings major pharmacy changes
Major changes affecting pharmacists will take effect from 1 July. Here are the updates that will apply at the start of the financial year.
‘I don’t have a script. Can I have an emergency supply...
Emergency supply of medicines allows a pharmacist, in an emergency without a prescription, to initiate a small quantity supply (usually 3 days’ worth) of a Prescription OnlyMedicine (S4) for a patient when it’s not possible to contact the prescriber.
Here’s how community pharmacies are adapting to COVID-19
As many Australians settle into a new normal of working from home, virtual meetings and social distancing, community pharmacies are finding ways to operate and even innovate in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
