Anti-HIV measures to be a ‘very big investment in this year’s Budget’: Butler
Health minister foreshadows self-testing, wider PrEP availability and more to help “virtually eliminate” HIV transmission Just ahead of World AIDS Day (1 December), health minister Mark Butler has said in …
Children common in opioid toxicity hospitalisations
One of the authors of a new paper quantifying opioid toxicity-related hospitalisations hopes the research will highlight just how common they are Interest in naloxone is growing, say experts, as …
Another ADHD meds shortage
The TGA has warned of shortages of Concerta and Methylphenidate-Teva XR modified-release methylphenidate hydrochloride tablet products The Therapeutic Goods Administration says that Janssen-Cilag has notified it about current expected shortages …
Renowned pharmacist’s act, and new Pharmacy Acts
The Sixties are in full swing, and here’s the biggest thing since The Beatles: new Pharmacy Acts from one side of the country to the other “The passing of a …
‘This has been a really big thing for our staff satisfaction and morale’
Faced with a growing number of staff wanting to work part-time, and increased unpaid overtime, one Brisbane hospital decided to look into a nine-day fortnight Anne Whitaker FANZCAP (Lead&Mgmt, MedSafety) …
Blooms names its best
A West Australian store named Blooms’ best pharmacy, while a NSW pharmacist takes out the individuals’ award Blooms The Chemist held its annual partner’s conference and awards for more than …
ODT in the prison setting
What difference can a pharmacist make to prisoner wellbeing? A poster presented at the recent Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) Medicines Management 2024 conference in Adelaide examined the role of a …
Nitazene overdose warning
NSW Health is warning the community about the dangers of nitazenes following the hospitalisation of two people in NSW with severe opioid overdoses Two have people suffered severe opioid overdoses …
Antibiotic shortage on the way
The TGA says a new shortage of the high-strength Bicillin L-A (benzathine benzylpenicillin tetrahydrate) 1.2 million unit prefilled syringe for injection is coming The shortage is predicted to begin from …
Transition standards ‘decades in the making’
New pharmacy standard to support patients through transitions of care Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha)’s Standard of practice for pharmacy services specialising in transitions of care guides best practice pharmacy care …
‘Stuff this, I’m going to hold them to account’
When Marika Castrisios experienced a traumatic miscarriage at her hospital pharmacy workplace, she became angry at the lack of facilities to help her – and took action “Working in a …
Managing the patents of alien enemies
We began the November, 1914 edition with some exciting news: “After a lapse of some sixteen years a new British Pharmacopoeia has made its appearance” And it was last-minute news …