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Knowledge gap
Pharmacists remain clueless on impact of medicines on the environment, study finds Australian pharmacists need information and training on the negative impacts that pharmaceuticals can have on the environment, researchers …
New vax “could prevent 90% of cervical cancer cases”
With strong new evidence published this week, the PBAC has recommended the 9-valent HPV vaccine replace the current quadrivalent one In response to a request from manufacturer Seqirus, the Pharmaceutical …
Sigma acquires MPS, announces half-year results
Sigma has announced its acquisition of Medications Packaging Systems for $18.5 million The announcement came as Sigma reported its half year results and explained how certain challenges had impacted the …
Tamiflu shortages across pharmacies
The government has released some Tamiflu stock from the National Medical Stockpile to help bolster national supplies during worst flu season on record There is currently a shortage of Tamiflu …
Don’t upschedule ibuprofen too: ASMI
ASMI has criticised a bid to upschedule ibuprofen to pharmacy-only A proposal was made at the November meeting of the ACMS to reschedule the painkiller to pharmacy-only. But ASMI says …
TWC announces plans, awards
TerryWhite Chemmart will continue its Masterclass program and other initiatives next year, the giant has announced Providing the next generation of pharmacists with the right building blocks for becoming successful …
Who should pay?
When you take a patient’s blood pressure, provide smoking cessation advice, or spend time answering questions about medication use, where should the money come from? It’s the question on everybody’s …
Clash over S4 to S3 downscheduling
Doctors’s group disagrees with expansion of downscheduling S4 medicines with controls, citing patient safety concerns The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has again taken aim at pharmacy, this time over the …
World news wrapup: 7 September 2017
Sacked for poo delivery; pharmacist killed by grenade in Kenya; UK pharmacy rolls out virtual GP consult Limerick, Ireland: A medicines delivery driver has had his unfair dismissal application knocked …
Accentuate the positive
With so much negativity around the profession at the moment, how can early career pharmacists stay positive and look after their own mental health? The National Stress and Wellbeing Survey …
Pollen season asthma threat
Pharmacists are being urged to help raise awareness of thunderstorm asthma before hayfever season strikes The National Asthma Council has launched a suite of resources on thunderstorm asthma, which it …
Slow to switch
Australia is lagging in “switching” medicines to over-the-counter schedules, which misses a significant public health opportunity Switching is a vital enabler of self-care, according to Dr Edwin Hemwall, a global …