THE Victorian Pharmacy Authority has released the final version of its new guidelines, after a public consultation which has seen it make adjustments to requirements around consultation rooms and immunisation rooms in pharmacies.
The revised guidelines, which became effective yesterday, are available at pharmacy.vic.gov.au.
A communiqu issued yesterday also confirmed changes to the public register on the VPA website, which includes details of all licensees and registered premises.
The update has improved the visibility of all conditions, including administrative items such as transitional conditions imposed on a new licence or registration now being displayed.
MEANWHILE recent panel hearings detailed included a case of security failures in a relocated pharmacy where upstairs windows were vulnerable and no lockable roller shutter was installed.
In addition a Schedule 8 drug safe was not adequately secured.
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