News
CAPS makes ‘casual Friday’ call
Pharmacy staff are being urged to wear T-shirts adorned with anti-60-day dispensing slogans on Fridays to highlight the challenges facing the sector Leaders of the Community and Pharmacy Support Group …
The steady growth of mirtazapine
Use of mirtazapine in aged care facilities has been steadily growing – but is it always appropriate? This is part one of a focus on the use of antipsychotics and …
Reducing polypharmacy deaths
Overdose deaths in Australia are “driven by the pharmaceuticals” – and pharmacists can play a key role in helping reduce some of these deaths Around half of deaths from overdose …
Mental health pharmacist integration: never a better time
An updated Australian pharmacy practice standard for mental health has been released by the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia The updated standard includes new key features including a list …
PSA updates guidelines for salbutamol, terbutaline inhalers
Pharmacists key to supporting asthma patient to move away from relievers and toward preventers, PSA leader says Updated treatment guidelines for pharmacists supplying salbutamol and terbutaline inhalers to patients with …
Second round of pharmacist prescriber training consultations underway
Stakeholders invited to participate in the second round of public consultations for the accreditation standards for pharmacist prescriber education programs The Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) has commenced its second phase …
Pharmacy used, then abused by Labor
Pharmacy owner quits Labor Party over 60-day dispensing, saying he can no longer trust the organisation he has been a lifetime supporter of Labor has used the community pharmacy sector …
World news wrapup: 7 September 2023
French GPs oppose pharmacist prescribing; Walmart denies capping starting pay; warrant out for pharmacist in alleged arsenic plot France: French pharmacists are set to begin prescribing antibiotics for common conditions …
September MIMS Update
We look at some of the recent changes to the medicines landscape, with new indications and contraindications New Indications Dapagliflozin (propanediol monohydrate) (Forxiga) is now indicated in adults for the …
Labelling problems revealed by study
Incidence of incorrect labelling on dose administration aids a ‘common bugbear’ for hospital staff A recent Australian study has revealed a high prevalence of incidents relating to the labels on …
Butler ‘shocked’ at white coat protest
House of Reps speaker calls alleged pharmacist behaviour “unacceptable,” as the health minister criticises the Coalition over the incident Milton Dick, speaker of the House of Representatives, issued a warning …
Healthcare data breaches dip
Australia’s health sector is continuing to record the highest number of notifiable data breaches of any industry, despite fall in incident numbers, report reveals Data from the Office of the …