Pharmacy Council of New South Wales

When you applied to register your pharmacy premises, do you remember that the Inspector came to the premises to check each area in the plan accompanying your application, before your pharmacy could open? Do you remember that the Pharmacy Council’s approval was given...

Social media is an easily accessible public forum which can be open to misinterpretation or used inappropriately. Health practitioners must be alert to how inappropriate conduct on social media can lead to complaints of unprofessional conduct or professional misconduct...

We are working hard to improve the way we process pharmacy ownership applications. We are excited to share a number of changes that are coming in the next few months that will make our procedures more efficient, and will offer greater convenience to pharmacists and...

Background In 2010, 10 health professional councils in NSW were established under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) (the National Law (NSW)), including the Pharmacy Council of NSW. A further five health professions have been added since. The...

As you will be aware, on 23 December 2021 the Public Health (COVID-19 Health Care Workers Vaccination) Order (No.3) 2021 commenced. This Order requires mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for all registered health professionals in NSW , regardless of practice setting. It...

Pharmacy Board of Australia Guidelines on Compounding of Medicines outline that one of the fundamental requirements of compounding is that the pharmacist must complete a risk assessment. Several matters before the Council in recent years have highlighted that...

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...