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Pain: ‘the next 11 months are critical’
The lead-up to the codeine upschedule is a critical time for pharmacy, an expert says amid the launch of a new pain professional service Clinical pharmacist Joyce McSwan, pain educator …
Amcal launches asthma inhaler technique check
Amcal pharmacies will introduce an asthma inhaler technique check from 6 April The service is an in-store consultation with a pharmacist and runs through a six-step process to educate users …
Common sense outcome on MedsASSIST: PSA, SHPA
Pharmacy groups have applauded the Health Minister for supporting the continuation of real-time monitoring On Thursday the Pharmacy Guild made a shock announcement that Health Minister Greg Hunt had intervened to …
Study: HPV vaccine working to reduce rates of genital warts
There is mounting evidence the HPV vaccination program is preventing cervical disease, writes Dave Hawkes Dave Hawkes, Honorary Fellow at Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Melbourne The human papillomavirus (HPV) …
Omega-3 supplements in premature babies questioned
A research project questions the benefits of omega-3 fats in premature infants The study, ‘N3RO’, the largest of its type, was a collaboration between 13 major hospitals in Australia, New …
Quarter of people with diabetes don’t want insulin
New research shows that one in four Australians with type 2 diabetes are not willing to use insulin And a new resource for health professionals has been released as a …
Hunt intervenes to hold off MedsASSIST shutdown
Greg Hunt has intervened in support of MedsASSIST, prompting the Guild to hold off its shutdown MedsASSIST – the real time recording system developed by the Guild to help reduce …
A painful transition
From February 2018 medicines containing codeine will no longer be available OTC, meaning pharmacists will need to provide alternative medicines and methods of managing pain. Leanne Philpott reports. The TGAs …
HPV vaccination rates growing strongly
Positive strides have been made in the immunisation of Australian girls against HPV, according to a new AIHW report The school-based National HPV Vaccination Program for girls began in 2007, and …
Forum: Cheeky buggers
“I currently manage a pharmacy in a GP superclinic complex. across the highway from us is another pharmacy recent purchased by Direct Chemist Outlet. “Since DCO took over and have …
World news wrapup: 30 March 2017
We take a look at pharmacy news from around the world Bradford, UK: The body of a man has been found in the roof space of the Rowlands pharmacy in …
In the eye of the storm
The Pharmacy Guild is attempting to contact pharmacies in cyclone ravaged north Queensland, as local pharmacists fear stock shortage and supply issues. As yet there is no word of …