Clinical
Fix your labels
Medicine labels need to change to prevent confusion by those less proficient in English, say researchers who trialled ‘enhanced labels’ Australian researchers have tested two different models of enhanced medication …
‘Dramatic increase’ in cannabis approvals in past two years
Medicinal cannabis has been prescribed for over 140 conditions since the beginning of the program, with anxiety a leading indication, new study finds Since Australia’s medicinal cannabis program began in …
Changes to the schedule
Mouth ulcer treatment and flurbiprofen to be downscheduled, TGA announces The Therapeutic Goods Administration has confirmed that the mouth ulcer treatment choline salicylate is to be downscheduled to Schedule 2 …
Pharmacist review reduces error rates
A new Australian study has found pharmacists are crucial to reducing medicine errors in this group of high-risk patients A study of medication errors affecting people with Parkinson’s disease at …
Benzo intervention sees inappropriate use drop
The Choosing Wisely approach has made an impact in the safe prescribing of benzos and sedative-hypnotics among older adults, says keynote speaker The Choosing Wisely questions are a vehicle for …
Addiction: how do we minimise harm?
Angelo Pricolo hosts a panel of experts who answer our readers’ questions about addiction medicine and pharmacy’s role in harm minimisation AJP invited a panel of leading addiction medicine experts …
Outpatient antibiotic prescribing dropped during pandemic
The number of antibiotics prescribed in Australia fell by up to 38% during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Monash Health researchers Their research, presented at this year’s European Congress of …
A focus on men’s health
“The men’s health stuff you just don’t talk about…” Pharmacy of the Year winners explain how they’ve succeeded in an area ignored by many pharmacies AJP spoke to Brad Butt …
Barriers still blocking Diabetes MedsCheck program
While uptake of Diabetes MedsChecks is still low, pharmacists are finding benefits, but also shortfalls, in the program Barriers continue to inhibit the Diabetes MedsChecks (DMC) program from reaching more …
Mixed results from regulator
TGA rebuffs Guild on advertising schedule change, while pain relieving agent moves to S2 A manufacturer’s request to allow the advertising of preparations containing astrodrimer sodium has been rejected by …
Throat sprays downscheduled
Low-volume flurbiprofen throat sprays have been moved to open retail sale The Therapeutic Goods Administration’s medicines scheduling body has decided to move low volume flurbiprofen throat sprays to open sales, …
Shortage continues
TGA warns of continuing shortages of an arthritis treatment, but says the situation may be easing The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) says there may be some light at the end …