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Adverse events ‘within normal expectations’
The TGA is set to start publishing weekly reports on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines, with all 79 adverse events reported so far nothing out of the ordinary In a …
How can governments communicate with multicultural Australians about COVID vaccines?
It’s not as simple as having a poster in their language, say researchers Holly Seale, UNSW; Abela Mahimbo, University of Technology Sydney; Ben Harris-Roxas, UNSW, and Nadia Chaves, La Trobe …
Benzos, stimulants commonly co-ingested with quetiapine
Around one in 10 people in this group of Aussies used the antipsychotic medicine quetiapine for non-medical purposes Among 7,000 people who injected drugs in Australia between 2011-2018, approximately one …
Check your mailbox
Cyber security, rural pharmacy allowances, education and shopping mall profitability. Take a peek inside our March print journal The March edition of the AJP magazine should be landing in your …
Supply and demand
Move pharmacy to the forefront of medicinal cannabis supply as obstacles continue to block patient access, MPs argue More needs to be done to ensure Australian consumers can access approved …
Disqualified after prescribing to sex workers
The Medical Board has issued a statement about Dr Syed Islam, who has been reprimanded after a pharmacist called the police about a suspect script Dr Islam has been disqualified …
New listings
The Health Minister has highlighted new PBS listings from Monday, March 1, including drugs to treat MS, asthma and diabetes From March 1, Zeposia and Atecture Breezhaler will be listed …
Poll: How much vaccine hesitancy are you seeing?
Now that Australia has begun vaccinating against COVID-19, we’d like to know how confident your patients are feeling about the jab On Sunday, Health Minister Greg Hunt announced that after …
Millions of inhalers to be kept out of landfill
Eco-friendly re-usable inhalers for Spiriva and Spiolto are PBS listed from today Reusable Respimat inhalers for Australians with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have been PBS listed from …
The week in review
Pharmacists were at the centre of this week’s biggest news: the first COVID-19 vaccinations in Australia There was exciting news in the COVID-19 crisis this week, with the beginning of …
NRT debate lights up
Calls for Pharmacy-Only e-cigarettes and liquid nicotine as Senate debates regulation and criticises ‘rent-seekers’ who want open retail sales There were mixed views over the future regulation and supply of …
COVID jab: When will I be eligible?
Two pharmacy organisations have launched a tool to help Australians find out when they can access the jab The Australasian College of Pharmacy, in partnership with the Pharmacy Guild of …