Doctors overtake pharmacists in image poll
When it comes to perception of ethics and honesty across professions, pharmacists have dropped down the ranks Health professionals have continued their domination of Australia’s most highly regarded professions. Australia’s …
Type 2 diabetes drug a ‘game changer’
A relatively new drug has been found to greatly reduce risk of cardiovascular and kidney disease – though it comes with risks of its own Canagliflozin (Invokana) is a SGLT2 …
Are changes to cervical screening program safe?
In response to concerns about raising the screening starting age from 18 to 25, researchers have reviewed the risks As previously reported in the AJP, from December 2017 the biennial …
EpiPen injection time reduced to 3 seconds
The TGA has approved a reduction in EpiPen and EpiPen Jr injection time by more than half – from ten to three seconds This means that, in the emergency treatment of …
The top 20
Looking back on the most-read AJP stories over the past year What do you, our readers, like to read on the AJP website? We’ve tallied up the page views – …
Medicines shortages rife, say hospital pharmacists
Shortages are more prevalent than previously thought and pharmacists are struggling to keep up, survey reveals Results gathered from 280 health care facilities across Australia by the Society of Hospital …
Recognising the profession
A range of pharmacy identities honoured While former Guild national president Kos Sclavos was the most high-profile honouree in this year’s Queens Birthday honours list, he was by no means …
Drinking linked to brain atrophy, cognitive decline
A 30-year study has found that even moderate alcohol consumption can lead to impaired brain function In The BMJ study published this week, led by University of Oxford researchers, more …
Delving deeper into beta-blocker risks
A specific type of beta-blocker has been found to increase fall risk in older people While beta-blocker use has been associated with fall risk in some studies, the literature is …
Boy in ICU after hospital insulin overdose
A 14-year-old from Perth spent 24 hours in intensive care after being mistakenly given 11x the correct dose of medication Chris Walton was reportedly given the incorrect dosage of insulin by …
Ageing population, air pollution to lift asthma meds uptake
The asthma medicines market is set to grow with incoming biologics and climbing disease rates, say market researchers The asthma therapeutics market in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to grow from …
Parents need more guidance with antibiotics
“Watchful waiting” approach works – but better communication from healthcare providers is needed US researchers have explored how to reduced unwarranted antibiotic use for acute otitis media in children, specifically …