Vaccine woes
Use of Astra Zeneca’s COVID vaccine to be restricted in under 50’s due to rare clotting event, with GP’s advised to cancel bookings The issues currently impacting Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine …
“Don’t be misled by Chemists’ shops”
April 1971: Are pharmacists just shopkeepers in the eyes of the public? Parliament hears about the latest developments “The physical appearance of most pharmacies led many people to regard the …
How many pharmacists does it take…?
Pharmacist numbers continue to rise, while the trend toward greater female numbers seems to have stalled The number of registered pharmacists is continuing to climb, according to the latest statistics …
Getting the jab
Which Australians are getting their influenza vaccination in pharmacies, and why? New research provides some answers Despite new policies allowing pharmacists around Australia to administer influenza vaccines, most Australian adults …
New warning on methotrexate dispensing
Pharmacy Board publishes new warnings on the danger of incorrect methotrexate prescribing and dispensing following recent reports The Pharmacy and Medical Boards have published a joint reminder on the dangers …
Dealing with pain, or is it?
The jury is out on the efficacy of paracetamol for reducing pain in many conditions, new Australian research reveals For most conditions, evidence regarding the effectiveness of paracetamol is insufficient …
Vaccine questions confronted
Minister and health officials talk up Australia’s vaccine program as first clotting case emerges and questions over speed continue Health Minister Greg Hunt and leading medical officials have moved to …
Losing the trace
Australia is falling behind in tracking and tracing medicines through the supply chain, say experts Australia is falling well behind a number of other countries in its systems to ‘track …
The opioid snapshot
New data reveals the largest increase for a decade in the number of patients receiving opioid dependency treatment On a snapshot day in 2020, over 53,300 clients received pharmacotherapy treatment …
Getting real
Nationwide real time monitoring program rollout is looking likely to happen by the end of the year Australia’s Real Time Prescription Monitoring (RTPM) system is set to be rolled out …
Looking into medicine supply
TGA launches consultation into issues around medicine supply and shortages The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is conducting a public consultation seeking feedback on reforms intended to help ensure ongoing, reliable …
The next step in E-prescriptions
National launch of the active script list database is expected “soon” potentially overcoming need to SMS patients Experts are anticipating the full national availability of the new Active Script List …