“I rang a local pharmacy to see if we could get some urgent subcutaneous medicines so the wife (sole carer) didn’t have to drive far to source these medicines. I was dubious as this pharmacy has never kept end-of-life medicines before…BUT they actually had everything for tonight and said that they were part of palliPHARM. It has made it much nice for the wife and my job easier too.”
Rebekah Park (B.Pharm)
Community Palliative Care Service
“……… Late on a Friday night in the days before Christmas we had the son of a palliative patient come into the pharmacy with scripts for his mother. He had called around trying to find medicines on the list and was so grateful that we had stock of the medicines they needed……………..”
Sue Pennells (B.Pharm)
TerryWhite Chemmart Coorparoo
“………..Community pharmacists are well positioned to help respond to the needs of palliative care patients and their families by committing to keep stock of recommended medications…………Ensuring patients in need are able to access these medicines safely, with the right advice and in a timely manner is something we are proud to commit to.”
Bridget Totterman (B.Pharm)
TerryWhite Chemmart Myer Centre
“…… Our pharmacy is geographically very remote, so it is important that we act proactively to have these medications available on-site at all times for when they are needed……It can take up to 2 weeks for us to receive certain medications from our wholesalers…
……Being involved with palliPHARM has improved our relationship with the local healthcare team – it shows that the pharmacy is willing to make changes to benefit our patients………”
Carli Berrill (B.Pharm) and Caitlin Davies (BPharm)
Managing Partners at Thursday Island Pharmacy
