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Kids, teens at risk from opioid epidemic
The number of deaths among young people from prescription and illicit opioid poisoning has nearly tripled in the past two decades, according to a US study A cross sectional US …
Don’t hold your breath
Uncertainty is rife about the role of pharmacists in the treatment of bad breath, and most of the profession feel their education is lacking in this area, a new study …
‘Up to 500 scripts per day’: Pharmacists under pressure
Extreme workloads are often a contributing factor to pharmacist errors occurring – with numbers of complaints rising, warns Pharmacy Council of NSW There is a continued rising trend in the …
Do you practise under an alias?
AHPRA is calling for changes that would mean pharmacists could nominate one or more aliases to be recorded on the public register Any changes could also empower AHPRA to record …
World News Wrapup: 10 January 2019
ED cream mistakenly prescribed for dry eye; pharmacy staff keep Irish Minister safe; cigarette sales banned in New York pharmacies Glasgow, UK: A Glasgow woman suffered chemical injuries after being …
Pharmacist escapes jail time
A WA pharmacy owner has been convicted, fined and reprimanded for selling a prohibited drug to a man known to police A WA pharmacist and co-owner of four pharmacies in …
Health Care Homes program extended
Nineteen months have been added to the trial, with the period for patient enrolment also extended The Federal Government has announced a 19-month extension of the Health Care Homes program, …
PI change on the agenda
TGA issues safety reminder and advises of updates to infliximab product information Changes to the product information of Remicade (infliximab) have been flagged by the TGA in a recent newsletter, …
Pharmacists take on crucial new service
The Alfred Hospital’s pharmacy service will become the sole site for storing and dispensing voluntary assisted dying medications across Victoria In late 2017 Victoria’s Parliament passed the Voluntary Assisted Dying …
Collaboration not criticism, say pharmacists
The AMA has again taken a swipe at pharmacists over proposed changes in Queensland, saying they will put GPs out of a job Australian Medical Association (AMA) Queensland President Dr …
Minimising the harm
Pharmacy student group NAPSA comes out in support of pill testing at festivals and fixed public locations Pharmacy students say they support the view of the majority of Australians in …
We’re back….
The new year is with us, and AJP is back and ready to report all the news and views relevant to pharmacy Our first daily newsletter for the year will …