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This guide sets out what good pharmacy records look like, how documentation supports medicine safety day to day, and why contemporaneous records are your strongest protection if a concern is ever raised.<\/p>\r\n  <\/header>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"takeaways wrap\">\r\n    <h2>Key takeaways<\/h2>\r\n    <ul>\r\n      <li>The shared <strong>Code of conduct<\/strong> requires accurate, up-to-date, factual, objective, legible and securely held records.<\/li>\r\n      <li>Good pharmacy records capture clinical interventions and counselling \u2014 not just the supply.<\/li>\r\n      <li>Recording errors and near misses, and the action taken, is part of safe practice.<\/li>\r\n      <li>Dispensing records reveal a patient&#8217;s health information, so privacy and secure storage are professional obligations.<\/li>\r\n      <li>Contemporaneous documentation is your strongest evidence of sound practice if a concern arises.<\/li>\r\n    <\/ul>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\r\n    <h2>Why documentation is a safety tool<\/h2>\r\n    <p>Good records are not paperwork for its own sake \u2014 they are part of safe medicine supply and a core professional obligation. The shared <em>Code of conduct<\/em> requires practitioners to keep accurate, up-to-date, factual, objective and legible records, and to hold them securely. For pharmacists, that record is often the difference between a near miss caught in time and an error that reaches a patient, and between a defensible response to a concern and an indefensible one.<\/p>\r\n\r\n    <h2>What good pharmacy records look like<\/h2>\r\n    <ul>\r\n      <li>Complete and accurate dispensing records, made contemporaneously.<\/li>\r\n      <li>Clinical interventions and counselling documented, not just the supply.<\/li>\r\n      <li>A clear record of any error or near miss, and the action taken.<\/li>\r\n      <li>Compliance with drugs-and-poisons record-keeping requirements for controlled substances.<\/li>\r\n      <li>Records stored securely, with patient privacy protected under the Australian Privacy Principles.<\/li>\r\n    <\/ul>\r\n    <aside class=\"note\"><p>If it is not recorded, it is very hard to prove it happened. Contemporaneous notes are your best evidence that you exercised proper professional judgement.<\/p><\/aside>\r\n\r\n    <h2>Medicine safety in day-to-day practice<\/h2>\r\n    <p>Documentation and medicine safety are two sides of the same coin. Practical habits that reduce risk include a disciplined final check, active management of look-alike and sound-alike medicines, clear communication with prescribers when a prescription raises a query, and thorough counselling so the patient understands how to use their medicine safely. Recording these steps both supports the patient and evidences your standard of care.<\/p>\r\n\r\n    <h2>Privacy and security<\/h2>\r\n    <p>Dispensing records reveal a patient&#8217;s medicines and, by extension, their health conditions. Pharmacists must guard against inadvertent disclosure \u2014 in conversations at the counter, on labels, and in the storage and disposal of records \u2014 and comply with privacy law. Electronic dispensing and data storage bring efficiency but also real privacy risk that must be actively managed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n    <h2>When records meet a complaint<\/h2>\r\n    <p>If a concern is later raised, your records are the backbone of your response. Well-kept, contemporaneous documentation lets you reconstruct exactly what happened and demonstrate sound practice. Our guide to <a href=\"\/au\/knowledge-support\/pharmacy-board\/pharmacy-board-complaints-notifications-explained\/\">Pharmacy Board complaints and notifications<\/a> explains how that fits into the wider process.<\/p>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <section class=\"courses wrap\">\r\n      <h2>Related CPD courses<\/h2>\r\n      <p class=\"intro\">Build the documentation and safety habits this article describes with CPD for Australian practitioners:<\/p>\r\n        <a class=\"course\" href=\"https:\/\/healthcareethicscourses.com\/au\/courses\/documentation-for-healthcare-professionals\/\"><span class=\"course-tag\">CPD course<\/span><span class=\"course-name\">Documentation for Healthcare Professionals<\/span><span class=\"course-arr\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M9 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/a>\r\n        <a class=\"course\" href=\"https:\/\/healthcareethicscourses.com\/au\/courses\/prescribing-guidance-and-standards-for-healthcare-professionals\/\"><span class=\"course-tag\">CPD course<\/span><span class=\"course-name\">Prescribing Guidance and Standards for Healthcare Professionals<\/span><span class=\"course-arr\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M9 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/a>\r\n        <a class=\"course\" href=\"https:\/\/healthcareethicscourses.com\/au\/courses\/ensuring-clinical-competence-and-patient-safety\/\"><span class=\"course-tag\">CPD course<\/span><span class=\"course-name\">Ensuring Clinical Competence and Patient Safety<\/span><span class=\"course-arr\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M9 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/a>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <section class=\"siblings wrap\">\r\n    <h2>Continue the Pharmacy Board series<\/h2>\r\n        <a class=\"sib\" href=\"https:\/\/healthcareethicscourses.com\/au\/pharmacy-board-complaints-explained\/\">Complaints and Notifications Explained<svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M9 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg><\/a>\r\n        <a class=\"sib\" href=\"https:\/\/healthcareethicscourses.com\/au\/dispensing-errors-professional-accountability\/\">Dispensing Errors and Professional Accountability for Pharmacists<svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M9 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg><\/a>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <section class=\"faq wrap\">\r\n    <h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\r\n      <div class=\"faq-item\"><h3>What records must a pharmacist keep?<\/h3><p>Accurate, contemporaneous dispensing records, documented clinical interventions and counselling, records of any error or near miss, and drugs-and-poisons records for controlled substances \u2014 all held securely.<\/p><\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"faq-item\"><h3>How long should pharmacy records be kept?<\/h3><p>Retention is governed by state and territory legislation and your employer's policy; keep records securely for the period required in your jurisdiction and long enough to respond to any later concern.<\/p><\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"faq-item\"><h3>Do privacy laws apply to dispensing records?<\/h3><p>Yes. Dispensing records are health information; pharmacists must protect them under the Australian Privacy Principles and guard against inadvertent disclosure.<\/p><\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"faq-item\"><h3>How does documentation support medicine safety?<\/h3><p>Recording interventions, queries to prescribers and counselling both supports the patient and evidences your standard of care, while logging near misses helps prevent future errors.<\/p><\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"faq-item\"><h3>Why do records matter if a complaint is made?<\/h3><p>Contemporaneous records let you reconstruct exactly what happened and demonstrate sound practice, which is central to responding to any notification.<\/p><\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\r\n    <p class=\"disclaimer\">This article is general information for education and CPD purposes. It is not legal advice and does not create a practitioner\u2013adviser relationship. 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