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Life is full of challenges which are often unpredictable and at times life-changing, says the Pharmacists’ Support Service Sometimes challenges can cause stress and you need to find someone safe …
Ask Your Pharmacist phase II rolls out
‘Caring up’ for parents and ‘caring down’ for children are to be a focus of the second phase of the Ask Your Pharmacist consumer campaign, which is designed to strengthen …
SHPA welcomes gap bridging in Qld budget
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has congratulated the Queensland State Government on a number of key health initiatives in its 2016 State Health Budget. SHPA CEO Kristin Michaels …
Newsletter issues
Sending problems with AJP Daily Some of our readers have been receiving multiple issues of AJP Daily in the last week. Please be assured that we are aware of the …
Medication can help in fight against obesity
Systematic review and meta-analysis involving 30,000 patients reveals success of weight loss agents The review published in JAMA looked at five medications approved for management of obesity in the US: orlistat, …
Forum: Phenergan Elixir for under 6’s?
“My understanding is that a pharmacist cannot sell this product for use in children under 6 years of age – irrespective of the packaging. Is this correct? Many customers tell …
Guild hits back at Grattan Institute report
Analysis doesn’t acknowledge impact of PBS savings measures in recent years, they say The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has disagreed with new claims that Australia is continuing to pay too …
High LDL, lower mortality study flawed
Australians should not stop taking medicines to lower blood cholesterol, the Heart Foundation of Australia has reiterated following the publication of a paper suggesting that older people with high LDL …
Provide evidence: Harvey challenges CM industry
Dr Ken Harvey has issued a challenge to complementary medicines manufacturers to provide evidence to support their products. Articles in mainstream media including the Herald Sun and the Daily Mail …
Codeine recording not mandatory: Guild reminder
The Guild has issued a reminder to pharmacists in this week’s edition of Forefront that codeine recording is not mandatory While the Guild is encouraging pharmacies to use MedsASSIST, State …
Pharmacy compared to North Korea
Australia’s pharmacy sector has been compared to North Korea in an article which attacks both the sale of OTC codeine-containing preparations and regulations governing pharmacy. The article, Why can Aussies …
Forum: FDA advisory on loperamide
“Surely this would be grounds for having the medicine reclassified as pharmacist only? “Taking higher than recommended doses of the antidiarrheal loperamide can cause serious adverse cardiac events that can …