Call for more support for HMRs
Many AJP readers believe caps on HMRs should be increased or removed completely, and the program should be given more funding – preferably through the MBS According to an AJP …
ECP Spotlight: Morgan Kennedy
AJP chats with Morgan Kennedy: pharmacy assistant turned pharmacist, member of the Wanni White Coats, and MIMS/Guild Intern of the Year 2016 1. What were you doing before starting life …
“The time for criticism is over”
Calls for collaboration and support following GP criticism over secret shopper results A recent study published in the International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy utilised mystery shoppers to assess whether they would …
Safety alert: Hot water bottles
An ED nurse says more people than ever are presenting with third-degree burns from old hot water bottles that have burst As we head smack-bang into the middle of winter, …
Aged care services to expand
My Aged Care is set to be streamlined and a further $60 million will go into dementia care and aged care services New policies and processes have been implemented to …
Free catch-up vaccines across Australia
Starting this month, free childhood vaccinations will be provided to all young people as well as refugees of any age The government has announced it is expanding the National Immunisation …
Recall alert: Insulin cartridge holders
Six batches have been recalled due to a risk the holders may crack or break, leading to dosing issues Novo Nordisk, in consultation with the TGA, is recalling six batches …
Meningococcal B vaccine may protect against gonorrhoea
With some strains of the common STI now resistant to all available drugs, the discovery provides new hope for a vaccine A retrospective case-control study of more than 14,000 New …
A threat to certainty?
The Pharmacy Guild has dismissed a report that refers to the CPA as a “26-year-old dinosaur of market inefficiency”, saying its recommendations would reduce certainty across the sector A few …
Workforce woes: Part 2
A controversial report argues “absurdly low” wages of pharmacists are the elephant in the room Read Workforce Woes: Part 1 here. Last week AJP spoke with pharmacy recruitment specialist and CEO …
What’s up, doc?
Aussie GPs are prescribing between four and nine times as many antibiotics as they should be, according to MJA research Research led by Christopher Del Mar, Professor of Public Health at Bond …
Hospital antibiotics rates drop
Antimicrobial stewardship is working, with hospital pharmacists at the frontline of efforts to curb resistance A new report released by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care …