Leading the profession
We speak to Jacinta Johnson, voted by readers at number four in our list of Pharmacy’s 10 Rising Stars AJP: When and where did you study pharmacy? JJ: I completed …
Pharmacy welcomes real-time monitoring
News that Victoria passed legislation to establish real-time prescription monitoring has been welcomed by pharmacists The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has welcomed the Victorian Government’s announcement of …
A gap in the system
Leading pharmacy expert renews call for structured community pharmacy scheme for common minor ailments Pharmacies are very important for non-prescription medicines and self-care models, says Professor Charlie Benrimoj, Head of …
What’s the real picture of total opioid use in Australia?
NSW researchers have quantified – for the first time – that data based on PBS/RPBS claims underestimates total prescription opioid use Researchers from the National Drug and Alcohol Research (NDARC) …
Hospital pharmacy backs upschedule
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists has sided with medical groups in their stance on the regulatory decision Last week, all State and Territory Health Ministers except for South Australia’s new …
What will the 2018 flu vaccine include?
The TGA has accepted committee recommendations for next year’s flu vaccine, which brings a new virus strain into the fold While this year’s flu season – one of the worst …
Confirmed flu notifications surpass 200,000
This year’s flu cases are more than double those of 2015 As of 16 October there have been a total of 212,365 laboratory confirmed notifications of influenza in Australia this …
Inner strength
Ministers have gathered at Parliament House to discuss plans to improve bone health and reduce fractures – with 160,000 fractures due to poor bone health this year alone With World …
Real-time script monitoring laws pass Parliament
The Victorian government has passed legislation to allow a mandatory prescription monitoring system to roll out by 2018 The Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Real-time Prescription Monitoring) Bill 2017, …
Pharmacists at ‘frontline’ of billion-dollar OTC sector: Hunt
Working with PSA, Guild and pharmacists is a “real pathway” for giving Australians better access to OTC meds, Health Minister tells World Self Medication Assembly Being able to access safe …
Promoters pull plug on pill testing trial
After years of planning, negotiation and confirmation, trial organisers found out they had been dropped over social media… what happened? Festival promoters have decided to drop a pill testing trial …
Homeopathy, naturopathy struck off private insurance list
The government will be removing private health insurance subsidies from a range of natural therapies As part of the Federal government’s overhaul of the private health insurance system, cover for …