Election of Council members and reflections on 2018

Stuart Ludington congratulates newly elected Council members and looks back on the year, reflecting on the increasing number of complaints, and the increasing number and complexity of pharmacy applications lodged with the Council. Read more

Election Results

We congratulate the five local pharmacists who were successful in the recent Pharmacy Council of New South Wales election, which was conducted by the NSW Electoral Commission. Read more

Pharmacist Workloads

December is a busy time of year in pharmacies. Don’t let the hustle and bustle lead to extreme workloads or you may find yourself called before the Council. Read more

Stuart Ludington

This month, Council President and long-time community pharmacist Stuart Ludington reflects on his tenure and provides some words of wisdom for pharmacists who may find themselves involved in a complaint. Read more

Amendment to the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008 and a reminder to return your S8 order receipts

The NSW Ministry of Health is advising of minor changes to prescribing, dispensing and storage requirements for Schedule 8 cannabis medicines and unregistered drugs of addiction as well as reminding pharmacists to return S8 order receipts to their
wholesaler, or risk having their S8 supply suspended. Read more