The week in review
60-day dispensing, the 8CPA, antimicrobial awareness and regulatory issues all made the news this week It was World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week, and FIP issued new policy, saying pharmacists should …
Good boy brings pharmacy department joy
His poster at the recent SHPA conference won the people’s choice award, but Travis Phelan wants the credit to go to his partner in paws-itivity: Bernie the chocolate Labrador Phelan, …
Pregnancy categories campaigner plans to ‘make as much noise as possible’
A presentation on the pregnancy categories saw an unexpected appearance by the head of the TGA – and showed how appetite for change is growing Hao Vo-Tran, publications and medicines …
World news wrapup: 23 November 2023
England reveals common ailment payments for pharmacies; Kiwis argue against reintroduction of script co-pay; NZ facing morphine shortage England: Chemist+Druggist has revealed details of the new Pharmacy First common ailments …
Broader team a ‘win all round’
Hospital doctors are burning out – but pharmacists can step in to help improve patient safety, says one sector leader The Australian Medical Association has just launched its 2023 Safe …
Point-of-care testing barriers highlighted
Point-of-care testing in community pharmacies is becoming more common, and is strongly correlated with health outcomes and cost savings A new report by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) examines the …
The week in review
Some key reports, congratulations, more losses from the profession and more debate over 60-day dispensing all made the news this week This week health minister Mark Butler told the Guild …
National doubles pharmaceutical waste target
National Pharmacies has diverted 3.2 million empty medicine blister packs from landfill This represents more than double the recycling targets set when the program was launched one year ago. The …
What are the world’s most-seized medicines?
The TGA has announced the amount of unlawfully-imported medicines it has kept out of the country – as well as highlighting the most-intercepted drugs The Therapeutic Goods Administration has said …
Ditching the fax
They can be in insecure locations, they’re prone to user error and there’s the possibility of image degradation and interception – so why is this obsolescent technology “still going strong”? …
Hospitals urged to enable pharmacist-led antimicrobial stewardship
Antimicrobial use in Australian hospitals is among the highest rates in the world, a new report has found – and compliance with prescribing guidelines in private hospitals is low The …
Vision for 2030 on the way
The PSA foresaw “a true primary healthcare crisis” experienced by pharmacists in 2023, it says in its public annual report The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has released its 2022-23 annual …