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.
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
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
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
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
Pharmacists may be aware of the Urinary Tract Infection Pharmacy Pilot – Queensland (UTIPP-Q) program. The UTIPP-Q program is a research pilot program to investigate the supply of specified...
The recent experiences of pharmacists dealing with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic will help to inform practice into the future. One aspect of practice that has been highlighted at this time...
1. Compare the millilitres vs milligrams dose Mixtures expressed in mg/ml are frequently implicated in dispensing errors reported to PDL. Examples of mixtures that seem problematic include methadone...
Scenario: Community Pharmacy – present day “Prescription for Mrs Thompson” An elderly woman appears from behind a stand of hand sanitiser. “Are you Mrs...
Victorian Pharmacist-Administered Vaccination Program People aged 10 years and older will be able to receive their influenza vaccine from a Pharmacist Immuniser. People aged 15 years and...
PDL would like to express its support for pharmacists playing a vital role in assisting the community at this time. We understand that many pharmacists and staff are working extremely hard and under...
Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL) acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the Elders past and present.