Reformulated OxyContin sees lowered injection rates
Tamper-resistant formula has seen a decline in total oxycodone injections since its listing on the PBS Ever since OxyContin – or controlled-released oxycodone – was made available in Australia, uptake …
Think about space and design in your pharmacy
Failing to do so will lose your business customers, says expert Pharmacy owners are not maximising the design of the work environment, Willach Australia’s managing director John Koot told delegates …
Pharmacy wages under fire
Lead organisations are beginning to grasp the extent of dissatisfaction with the current state of remuneration among employee pharmacists Are you happy with your pay rate? If the answer is …
Pharmacist MP addresses Guild conference delegates
She reaffirmed her commitment to help improve healthcare and support pharmacy Emma McBride, who is Labor’s MP for Dobell in northern NSW, addressed Pharmacy Connect conference attendees at the opening plenary …
15 comments from King Review national webcast
A live chat with the panel posed some tough questions and featured surprise guests The Department of Health hosted a live national webcast to allow participants to make comments and ask …
King Review national webcast: remuneration, location rules & HMRs
Participants posed some tough questions about pharmacy pay and restrictions, but what did the panel have to say? Chair of the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation, Professor Stephen King, …
Deprescribing is tough in “time-poor” environments
But it is an important advancement that requires our immediate attention, says this hospital pharmacist Sophie Paviour from Redland-Wynnum Hospitals in Brisbane has asked fellow pharmacists to be more conscious of …
Plain packaging & warning labels for soft drinks?
An experimental study has looked at the effectiveness of tobacco-like strategies in turning young people off sugary drinks Participants were 604 New Zealand young people aged 13-24 years who reportedly …
Potential new drug to treat severe, uncontrolled asthma
Trial results suggest treatment could be used as an add-on therapy for severely asthmatic patients Two phase III, double-blind, randomised controlled trials including more than 2500 participants looked at the safety …
Spring hayfever season predicted to be a bad one
Pharmacists, get your nasal sprays ready… Experts are warning more pollen than usual is set to hit the east coast of Australia. Associate Professor Ed Newbigin from the University of …
Ley on medicine label changes
Health Minister reveals safety concerns that prompted the changes In early August, the AJP reported that medicine labels in Australia were to change for the first time in 15 years …
Flagship national women’s study expanded
Australia’s longest-running women’s health study will be adding data about participants’ children to the mix The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH) run by researchers from The University of …