Antibiotics often supplied without prescription worldwide
A world-first study co-authored by a QUT researcher has highlighted the growing impact of non-prescription supply of antibiotics in community pharmacies It also shines a light on the urgent need …
‘He has no intention of ever working with his health professional colleagues in pharmacy.’
Comments about pharmacist prescribing from a prominent critic were “abhorrent,” says the Guild’s acting national president Writing in Medical Observer, Dr Evan Ackermann, a Queensland GP and chair of the …
Heffernan condemns ‘puerile’ attacks
NSW Guild president David Heffernan has blasted the RACGP for its “extraordinary” attack on community pharmacy this month RACGP Victoria chair Dr Cameron Loy told Fairfax Media that consumers should …
Diabetic ketoacidosis and surgical procedures
The TGA has issued a safety advisory regarding odium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors The TGA says it is working with sponsors of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors to update …
World news wrapup: 19 July 2018
Pharmacy manager fired after profiling incident; pharmacy dispenser’s sentence appeal denied; complaint filed over “horrifying” anaphylaxis handling Chicago, Illinois: CVS Health has “sincerely apologised” to a woman and terminated two …
‘Pot shot’ doesn’t help GP-pharmacist relationship
A GP and regular pharmacy critic has claimed there would be “regulatory incompetence on a grand scale” were pharmacist prescribing permitted Dr Evan Ackermann, a Queensland GP and chair of …
MHR security under the spotlight
AMA president Dr Tony Bartone has again defended My Health Record, as up to 20,000 Australians opted out on the first day they could Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull reportedly told …
Opt-out period begins with ‘disaster’
The Health Minister has defended My Health Record as having Defence-level security, as the Shadow Minister declares the beginning of the opt-out period “shocking” And experts have highlighted a number …
Is My Health Record secure?
There is no guarantee that My Health Record will not be breached, says one expert closely involved with the system Dr Steve Hambleton, deputy chair of the My Health Record …
Pharmacy more than ‘retail end’ of health
Queensland is “out of step” with other jurisdictions, the Pharmacy Guild says in its submission to the state’s inquiry into the sector And Courier-Mail editor Sam Weir says that wider …
The week in review
This week we saw GPs and pharmacists working together… and heard why pharmacy’s future is bright One usual critic of pharmacy called for pharmacists and GPs to work hand in …
Montelukast and safety
Following a Government request, the TGA is undertaking additional risk mitigation activities after a new safety review of montelukast In February 2018, mainstream media reported on adverse events allegedly linked …
