Oxycodone use higher in the bush
More Australians are using oxycodone and fentanyl than heroin, new data from wastewater analysis suggests But there has been a gradual reduction in pharmaceutical opioid use in some sites, Australia’s …
More hospitals to host residents
A new cohort of Australian hospitals have earned provisional accreditation to host Foundation Residents through the SHPA Residency Program in 2018 SHPA Chief Executive Kristin Michaels says the addition of …
eRx hits critical mass
eRx Script Exchange has achieved a significant milestone: two billion clinical records, while delivering the majority of electronic prescriptions in less than a second With more than 22,000 GPs and …
World news wrapup: 14 December 2017
‘Traditional retail pharmacy is dead’ in the US; German pharmacy sector labelled ‘rent-seeking cartel’; Chemist Warehouse, large players to ‘gobble up’ small pharmacies US: Pharmacy is dead, according to an …
No getaway for robber with water pistol
A pharmacist has praised the actions of a group of bystanders who intervened during an attempted armed robbery over the weekend At around 8.30 on Sunday night, Alexandra Wakefield and …
Take the fight to Amazon now
Australian pharmacy is under-prepared for Amazon’s entry into the market – and pharmacists won’t likely react until they begin to feel the pain Pharmacists need to be wary of taking …
Half feel unprepared to help codeine misusers
Only half of pharmacists believe they are adequately prepared to deal with a patient who is abusing OTC codeine, new figures show Among the data released by this week’s UTS …
Man flu could be real: study
There may be some evidence to support the much-debated phenomenon of “man flu,” suggests new research A Canadian academic investigated claims of man flu, meaning a cold or similar minor …
‘You’ll get profitable pharmacies to the detriment of the community.’
The pharmacy sector has reacted strongly to a discussion of whether the ownership and location rules constitute red tape which is holding pharmacy back Last week, the AJP covered questions …
New campaign with treatment, testing focus
ACON has launched a new campaign putting testing and treatment at the heart of efforts to reduce STI rates among gay men in NSW Produced by Ending HIV, ACON’s community …
An unscheduled dilemma
In the first of our series of reviews of the biggest issues facing pharmacy in 2017, Megan Haggan looks at the fraught issue of the codeine upschedule There’s no doubt …
The week in review
As we head towards Christmas, we take a look at the last week in community pharmacy Direct supply continues to be a problem for the sector: the Pharmacy Guild’s David …