Geraldine Moses honoured by NPS MedicineWise
A pharmacist and a King Review panellist have been named as Honorary life members of NPS MedicineWise An honorary lifetime membership was awarded during the National Medicines Symposium last week …
Homeopaths lose funding bid
Homeopaths in the UK have been knocked back in a bid to have NHS England continue to fund homeopathic preparations NHS England had conducted a public consultation on 18 treatments …
World news wrapup: 7 June 2018
Abortion robots arrested in Northern Ireland; Canadian pharmacist under investigation over free Naloxone; man sues CVS over privacy Belfast, Northern Ireland: A robot has delivered abortion pills to three women …
Getting them early: an intervention with adolescents
Pharmacists could help adolescents gain an understanding of common OTC medicines and prevent misuse and misadventure later in life, a new study suggests A pilot intervention to improve the understanding …
Should pharmacists vaccinate teens?
The heads of two NSW pharmacy bodies have urged authorities to bring the state in line with other jurisdictions when it comes to vaccination Peter Carroll, president of the NSW …
Blokes ignoring skin cancer risk
Less than one in three Australian men consider themselves at high risk of skin cancer – even though 82% have at least one known risk factor New survey findings from …
Struck-off pharmacist loses reinstatement bid
A pharmacist has had his bid to regain registration knocked back as “premature” Dr Dale Larden appeared before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal seeking a reinstatement order. His registration …
A third of poll respondents don’t want a My Health Record
More than a third of pharmacies are now registered for My Health Record, according to AJP’s latest poll A significant minority of AJP readers have enough concerns that they have …
Check colour of Valpam 5 tablets
The TGA and Arrow Pharma have issued a product defect alert for a batch of Valpam 5 for potentially containing lower strength tablets The alert is due to the possibility …
UTI study shows pharmacist prescribing value
Pharmacists can provide effective and fast treatment – including prescribing – for patients with uncomplicated urinary tract infections, new data shows The first comprehensive evaluation of community pharmacist assessment and …
Article claims ‘wave’ of pharmacist crimes
Crimes committed by pharmacists may be increasing, claims an article published in Fairfax media An article in the Sydney Morning Herald quotes director of NSW Health’s Pharmaceutical Regulatory Unit, Bruce …
The week in review
While some pharmacists were in San Francisco at the PSA Offshore Conference, others headed to Canberra for NPS MedicineWise’ National Medicines Symposium At this week’s National Medicines Symposium in Canberra, …