The division of labour
Opinions and concerns of pharmacy owners and employees now more divergent than ever before There is now a wider gulf in the views of pharmacy owners and employee pharmacists than …
Take three lattes a day for that
Worried about the level of your caffeine intake? Well, new research has indicated that 3-4 cups per day may be doing more good than harm, except during pregnancy UK researchers …
Hit to trading terms
Wholesalers forced to act in the wake of direct distribution defections The recent moves by manufacturers AstraZeneca and Amgen to a direct distribution model are being blamed for driving full-line …
Discharge dispense dilemma
A roundup of research from the recent SHPA Medicines Management 2017 conference, including evidence of poor discharge prescribing of opioids Guidelines are being developed by a local health district …
To indicate or not to indicate?
Study reveals widespread support for including the indication on scripts and medication labels, but concerns have been raised over workload and privacy Adding the indication or purpose of the medication …
Meeting adjourned
Same-sex marriage debate puts the kibosh on annual Guild dinner The Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s annual Parliament House dinner has become an unwitting collateral victim of the debate over same …
Looking for a new product
The manufacturer of testosterone replacement therapy Testogel says it will work with health professionals to fill the void left by the withdrawal of competitor product, Axiron Eli Lilly has this …
Data upgrade
The state of the pharmacy workforce in 10 key numbers As of 30 September 2017 there are: 30,458 registered pharmacists 61.9% of registered pharmacists are female (18,850) There are 1110 …
Dark particles prompt product recall
Apotex has announced that, in consultation with the TGA, it is recalling three batches of Apo-Perindopril Arginine 2.5 mg, 5 mg and 10 mg tablets. The affected products and batch numbers are: …
Rising star continues to shine
One of AJP’s Rising Stars of Pharmacy elected to senior office Jacqueline Meyer was last week announced as the new president of the Queensland branch of the PSA. Still an …
Codeine: a done deal
Upscheduling to go ahead on 1 February, after TGA didn’t receive any formal submission to delay, senior bureaucrat confirms OTC codeine in Australia is set to become a memory with …
Dosing, a weighty issue
More consideration needs to be given to a patient’s body composition when medicine doses are being calculated, experts believe Estimating the optimal dose for obese patients is difficult and, in …