Nicholas O’Donoghue

1 month ago | ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Peter Allen |Peter Van Allen |James Tsaoucis |Megan Haggan

Near-miss reporting can be a sign of a strong safety culture  Fostering an environment where staff feel comfortable reporting “near misses” is a positive thing for patient safety, a senior hospital pharmacist says. Speaking at the Medication Safety and Efficiency Conference earlier this month, Liverpool Hospital’s director of pharmacy, Rebecca Brown, said that having aThis content is restricted to registered users only.

1 month ago | ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Michael Khoo |Emma Anastasi |Megan Haggan

Healthcare workers need to be trained to use paper-based medication management systems in the digital age, pharmacist warns  Hospital pharmacists, nurses and doctors need know how to use traditional paper-based systems, Liverpool Hospital’s director of pharmacy, Rebecca Brown, says.   Speaking at the Medication Safety and Efficiency Conference in Sydney earlier this month, Brown flaggedThis content is restricted to registered users only.

1 month ago | ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Michael Khoo |Emma Anastasi |Megan Haggan

Queensland-based pharmacy cops $75,000 fine over alleged “unlawful manufacturing of medicinal cannabis products”  The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued four infringement notices to the Caloundra-based Summit Pharmacy Pty Ltd in relation to suspected breaches of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989.   The fines totalling $75,120 were issued after an investigation contducted by the TGAThis content is restricted to registered users only.

2 months ago | ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Anthony Zehetner |John Smith |JOhn Smith |Megan Haggan

Electronic prescribing is becoming standard practice in primary care, according to an ADHA official  Uptake of electronic prescriptions is on the rise the Australian Digital Health Agency’s (ADHA’s) medicines safety program director, Vicki Ibrahim says.   Speaking at the Medicines Safety and Efficiency Conference in Sydney today (Wednesday 2 April 2025), Ibrahim told delegates thatThis content is restricted to registered users only.

2 months ago | ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |John Smith |JOhn Smith |Benjamyn Sung |Megan Haggan

Boosting uptake of 60-day prescriptions offers greater savings for patients and taxpayers, the Grattan Institute says  Uptake of 60-day dispensing is falling short of expectations with experts from the Grattan institute saying patients are missing out on significant savings.   An article co-published by Grattan Institute health director, Peter Breadon, and Wendy Hu an associateThis content is restricted to registered users only.