Blood clot risks: comparing the AstraZeneca vaccine and the contraceptive pill
Adam Taylor from Lancaster University takes a look at the clotting risk associated with AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine By the end of March, 79 cases of rare blood clots had been …
What is thrombocytopenia, the rare blood condition possibly linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine?
Anthony Zulli, Maja Husaric, Maximilian de Courten, and Vasso Apostolopoulos, from Victoria University, take a look at the concerns over the AZ vaccine The federal government has asked Australia’s medical …
A balancing act between benefits and risks
Making sense of the latest vaccine news, by Hassan Vally Associate Professor, La Trobe University Hassan Vally, La Trobe University Last night, the federal government announced substantially revised plans for …
Keeping up to date
A review of the recent changes to prescription medicine listings and new product listings Our monthly review of medicine listing changes, from MIMS Australia New Products Budesonide (Jorveza) is a …
Psychostimulants: do you know the rules?
Are you aware of your obligations regarding the supply of psychostimulants? PDL NSW has issued an update… PDL receives numerous reports and queries relating to the specific rules on correctly …
Freedom fight
Sarah Stoddart explores this pharmacy’s challenge to the exercise of ministerial discretion The Federal Court of Australia has dismissed an application challenging the Minister for Health’s discretionary power to approve …
To embed, or not to embed
The AJP Debate: the case for, and against, having pharmacists embedded within aged care settings or GP clinics EMBEDDED PHARMACISTS – The argument for: by Mark Naunton You might not …
The big questions for pharmacists
Can I deny supply? There has been an incident – what do I do next? Here are some common questions from fellow pharmacists PDL employs four pharmacist Professional Officers who …
Opioid script changes mean well, but have left some people in chronic pain
How have changes to opioid prescribing affected some patients? Aili Langford, Carl Schneider, Christine Lin, and Danijela Gnjidic, from the University of Sydney, take a look Chronic pain affects about …
PSS: a rewarding roller coaster ride
Volunteering for the Pharmacist Support Service is like a roller coaster ride, but is often rewarding. A volunteer tells their story. It has been over 40 years since I last …
The fundamental KPIs every pharmacy owner needs to measure
KPI reporting is a tool that allows pharmacy owners to gain deeper insights into their business performance, write Lachlan Ballinger and Morgan Whiting In today’s highly competitive environment, effectively using …
How can governments communicate with multicultural Australians about COVID vaccines?
It’s not as simple as having a poster in their language, say researchers Holly Seale, UNSW; Abela Mahimbo, University of Technology Sydney; Ben Harris-Roxas, UNSW, and Nadia Chaves, La Trobe …