Losartan and irbesartan with ‘unacceptable levels’ of impurity
The TGA is investigating the contamination of some “sartan” medicines, with batches recalled from pharmacies Some batches of losartan and irbesartan products have been recalled after their sponsors advised the …
One on One: Jackie and Peter
“I’ve learnt a lot – if not almost everything I know about pharmacy – from this guy”: An intern and pharmacist mentor share their experiences building a positive learning relationship …
From ‘many’ 18 year olds to a 100-year-old man
Overwhelmed GPs are sending their patients over to community pharmacies to get vaccinated for COVID-19, as one owner calls out the turf war and “senseless rules” applied to pharmacists The …
Smoking cessation medicine analysed in pregnant women
Study finds varenicline use is more effective than nicotine patches in helping pregnant women to quit smoking—but more research on safety is needed A retrospective cohort study has found pregnant …
Govt spruiks community pharmacy vax
The Federal Government is now running a new TV ad promoting community pharmacy AstraZeneca vaccinations and proper patient etiquette After an initial delay to their entry into the vaccination rollout, …
‘Severely impacted’ pharmacies gain funding boost
Victorian pharmacies that have soldiered on through the pandemic can now apply for financial relief The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has welcomed the $180 million Small Business COVID Hardship Fund …
What pharmacists should know
Sore arm, enlarged lymph nodes, TTS? The most and less common reported adverse events from the TGA’s latest weekly safety report on COVID-19 vaccines The most commonly reported adverse effects …
Substitute cost disadvantage ‘unjust’
Pharmacy body raises concerns that Actemra substitution issues will impact affordability and equity of access The PSA has raised concerns about the news that community pharmacists are now able to …
Tas coming on board
Tassie pharmacies will finally join the COVID-19 vaccine rollout from next Monday, while Qld adds more pharmacies Tasmanian community pharmacists are set to start administering COVID-19 vaccinations from next Monday …
Priority testing ‘a matter of common sense’
Pharmacists required to undertake regular mandatory COVID-19 tests are being forced to wait for hours in extremely long testing lines NSW pharmacists in hotspots that are required to undertake a …
Top of the list
Community pharmacists will be among the first to administer initial doses of the Moderna vaccine from next month, PM confirms Pharmacy groups have welcomed the TGA’s provisional approval of Moderna’s …
Scarcity drives pharmacy substitution
Community pharmacists are now able to substitute Actemra formulations without prior prescriber approval, due to serious shortages Two tocilizumab (Actemra) formulations are now effectively interchangeable at the pharmacy level after …