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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Incident reporting 101

Pharmacists are at the forefront of patient care, ensuring the safe and effective use of medications. Despite pharmacists best efforts, incidents can result in complaints, even if there is minimal impact on the patient and immediate resolution has occurred. This

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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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Recognising when a pharmacist needs support

PDL Professional Officers continue to receive enquiries and incident reports that have contributing factors such as pressure, stress, workload or fatigue. PDL recognises the high demands placed on community and hospital pharmacists including interns, pharmacy owners and other staff members

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The art of saying sorry

Meridian Lawyers issue state and territory-specific guides It’s OK to say sorry. Pharmacists are human beings and fallible, so despite their best efforts, adverse events and mistakes can still occur. A key component of managing an incident is offering a

Dispensing, National, Practice Alerts

Private fentanyl and other opioid prescriptions

PDL would like to remind pharmacists that ALL private prescriptions presented for potent opioids should be treated with high suspicion. Prescriptions for high-dose fentanyl patches and...

COVID-19, National, Practice Alerts, Risk Management, Vaccination

Prepare for another vaccine in the pharmacy

The approval of the Pfizer Comirnaty Orange Cap (5-11 years) COVID-19 vaccine to be administered by pharmacists from 10 January 2022 offers opportunities and challenges for pharmacists. PDL...

Legislation, Practice Alerts, QLD, Scope of Practice

Qld pharmacists – UTIPP-Q pilot extended to 30 June 2022

Pharmacists practising in Queensland are advised the UTIPP-Q pilot program has been extended. The following message to participating pharmacists from the Consortium managing the pilot outlines the...

COVID-19, National, Practice Alerts, Vaccination

COVID-19 vaccine booster dose alert

Vaccinating pharmacists take note... The Moderna Spikevax vaccine has been approved as a booster dose over the weekend with a different dose volume to the primary vaccination...

COVID-19, National, Practice Alerts, Vaccination

The next phase of the COVID-19 vaccination service

The PDL Professional Officers have noted a recent reduction in the number of calls about the COVID-19 vaccination service. This is pleasing and a likely indication of reduced demands on pharmacists...

Dispensing, Legislation, Practice Alerts, QLD

QScript briefing

As pharmacists working in Queensland should be aware, integration of the QScript system into practice became  mandated on Thursday, 28 October 2021. Legal and professional responsibility It...

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