New puffers with dose counters incoming
Ventolin inhalers with a dose counter are now listed on the PBS, with a full transition to the new design expected by end of 2020 A dose counter has been …
Spotlight on sexual misconduct
How many Australian pharmacists receive sexual misconduct notifications, either by a colleague, employer or patient? Research led by Dr Marie Bismark, from the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health …
Give us paid pandemic leave
The majority of AJP readers believe pharmacy staff are at higher risk of contracting COVID-19 and should be entitled to paid pandemic leave Pharmacists and pharmacy staff should receive paid …
Pharmacies still essential during Victoria’s ‘State of Disaster’
Clarification on pharmacy visits as Melbourne moves to Stage 4 restrictions with curfew and regional Victoria to Stage 3 Community pharmacies across Victoria may continue to operate as usual during …
MedAdvisor reports ‘record’ revenue
Total revenue is up nearly 100% on last quarter after an initial impact from COVID-19 Digital medication management company MedAdvisor has revealed record revenue for the three-month period to 30 …
E-scripts in Qld given green light
Queensland is the final state in Australia to pass the requisite legislation, with national e-prescribing now set to become a reality New legislation allowing electronic prescriptions to be used as …
New warning labels for opioids
Pharmacists are being encouraged to use the newly available labels for opioid products, which have been designed to spark conversations with patients about risks PSA has worked with the TGA …
‘Enough is enough.’
A Victorian pharmacy owner has started a petition calling for eradication of COVID-19 in his state Everett O’Keeffe, pharmacy owner of the Wonthaggi Amcal Pharmacy located in the Gippsland region …
‘They often felt unheard, not believed and stigmatised when visiting their pharmacist.’
People with chronic pain have reported a significant worsening in their relationship with their pharmacist, according to the results of the National Pain Survey 2020 The results of the annual …
Supporting future pharmacists
PDL has named the three recipients of its Student Grant Program – although the motivated pharmacy students have had to delay some of their plans due to the pandemic PDL …
Warning over ‘designer drug’ risks
A coroner has called for clinician training about the risks of using synthetic cannabinoids after the death of a Victorian man A 53-year-old man from Killara, on the Albury-Wodonga border …
Tension over pharmacy trial funding
Investment in the Pharmacy Trial Program is seen as “highly valued”, but stakeholders have expressed scepticism about what has been described as a “secretive” tender process for trial grants The …