This edition we will get to know Carolyn Burlew. Carolyn is one of the community representatives on the Pharmacy Council.

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The due date for payment of pharmacy premises annual registration fees passed on 30 June 2016.

To check if you have renewed your registration of pharmacy premises you can search the register of pharmacies to view your details.

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The due date for Annual Declarations passed on 1 June 2016. 

An important reminder to all holders of a financial (pecuniary) interest in a pharmacy business, whether as a sole proprietor, partner, or shareholder or director in a pharmacists body corporate, to provide the Council with your completed Annual Declaration, if you have not already done so.

Declarations must be completed even if you have disposed of your interest.

If the pharmacy is owned by a Pharmacists’ Body Corporate you need to state the name of the Pharmacists’ Body Corporate on the declaration. If a trust is acting as trustee for the Pharmacists’ Body Corporate, then you need to include the name of the trust as well.

Recently there has been a noticeable increase in reports of pharmacies participating in bulk selling of goods, akin to wholesaling.

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Pharmacists, young or old, owners or employed, are professionals, and have earned the right and have the duty to uphold their own ‘professional autonomy’. Unfortunately, this aspect of practice is sometimes challenging to enact.

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While you would not consider drinking alcohol or using recreational or illicit drugs while you are at work, have you thought about the consequences of using these type of substances outside work hours?

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The Council receives many complaints about dispensing errors or other incidents that have occurred during the dispensing process. What happens when your initials are on a dispensing label and you believe you were not responsible?

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Recently, there has been an increase in matters involving Fentanyl Transdermal Patches that have required Council action.

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The Pharmacy Council recently travelled to Melbourne to observe the compounding pharmacy inspection process of the Victorian Pharmacy Authority (VPA).

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Applications for the first round of our Education and Research Grants closed on 31 May 2016, with the Council receiving proposals from practising pharmacists across the state.

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The Victorian Pharmacy Authority (VPA) is the successor in law to the Pharmacy Board of Victoria. The VPA is responsible for administration of the Pharmacy Regulation Act 2010 (the Act) which provides for the regulation of pharmacy businesses, pharmacy departments and pharmacy depots.

The VPA releases quarterly circulars which the Council will provide a link to in future newsletters. Please note that the VPA Circular relates to Victorian legislation which may differ in parts to NSW legislation.

To view the VPA June Circular click here.