Pharmacy Council of New South Wales

A message from your inspectors: On rare occasions, the situation arises where a pharmacist, usually in a one-person business, suffers a sickness or accident or a pressing incident arises or perhaps requires a break or holiday. They need to be away from their pharmacy...

The Pharmacy Council continues to receive complaints that involve a lack of oversight by proprietor pharmacists. The Pharmacy Board of Australia (PBA) Guidelines for proprietor pharmacists provides clear guidance for proprietors in relation to their roles and...

Doctor shopping, or the practice by patients of seeking prescriptions from multiple prescribers and presenting them at multiple pharmacies, has long been an area where pharmacists have needed to be extremely vigilant. It has come to the notice of the Pharmacy Council...

Pharmacist ZXY was found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct by the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal on 6 September 2021. The practitioner’s registration was cancelled and an order made that an application for review of this...

The Health Practitioner Regulation (New South Wales) Regulation 2016 adopts, in Schedule 5 (for pharmacy premises) and Schedule 6 (for professional services room premises) of the regulation, the latest editions , and all published amendments or supplements to those...

This article covers the practicalities surrounding the supply of Schedule 3 medications . Where to find critical information There are a few different sources of information which pharmacists need to be aware of in order to ensure they are fulfilling their...

Over the last months, the Council has received an increasing number of complaints relating to the compounding of eye drops in community pharmacies. Two examples are highlighted here: Case 1 A patient submitted a complaint to Ahpra complaining of blurred vision, dilated...