Govt ADHD response a ‘slap in the face’
Government supports change to prescribing rules for ADHD, but a recommendation on safe and quality use of medicines only in principle Stakeholders have expressed disappointment in the federal government’s long-awaited …
The tortured antimicrobial department
Can poetry be a learning tool in antimicrobial stewardship? Chin-Yen Yeo, Dr Timothy Gray and A/Prof Thomas Gottlieb from the Department of Pharmacy and Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology …
Deprescribing ‘essential’ in reducing readmission risk
Researchers take a look at potentially inappropriate medicines for patients who are discharged to residential aged care Polypharmacy increases adverse events and hospitalisations in people aged 65 and over, note …
World news wrapup: 12 December 2024
Pharmacies “are operated like grocery stores,” complain Pakistan’s stakeholders; UK the “sick man of Europe” for medicines access; US figures examine growth of pharmacy deserts UK: New figures released by …
Appeal over fake CWH adult diaper scheme knocked back
A man convinced friends he was a pharmacist and owned a pharmaceutical supply company, then defrauded them over an adult diaper importation scheme The Supreme Court of Queensland has heard …
Parental leave fee rebate on the way
Ahpra has announced a 30% rebate on annual registration fees for practitioners who take parental leave The change is set to come into effect on 1 July 2025. Meanwhile, a …
Reprimand over ‘fundamental professional failing’
A pharmacist’s conduct “could have been devastating” for a patient with a significant claim against him, a tribunal has found A pharmacist has faced the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal …
Pharmacist criticised over racial comment
“So it’s 2024, and we’re still making comments to people about the colour of their skin,” an Adelaide woman says after a pharmacist made a racialised comment to her Mother-of-two …
‘Use of the machines leads to the distribution of habit-forming drugs’
A pharmacist hit hard by a flood disaster, a slew of strychnine poisonings and the spectre of medicines vending machines all made headlines in the 30s We opened our December, …
Cannabis prescribed when contraindicated, not supported: Guild
Pharmacists and doctors call for medicinal cannabis to be removed from the Special Access Scheme and say patients are presenting with psychosis after its use The presidents of the Queensland …
The week in review
There was a mixed bag of news this week, but a bag containing a couple of medicines shortages In Canberra, health minister Mark Butler launched the 9th National HIV strategy, …
Shopping at CWH? Join the queue
On Black Friday (29 November 2024), Australians were directed to a queue on Chemist Warehouse’s online store – with waiting times of nearly 50 minutes for some At just after …