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NSW win for script efficiency
Prescribers no longer need to handwrite scripts in NSW aged care facilities, with Webstercare order sheets approved by Ministry of Health Changes to prescribing and dispensing of medications in NSW …
World News Wrapup: 18 January 2018
Kenya bans OTC codeine; Finns outline most worrisome OTCs; Pacific Pharmacists’ Group formalises Kenya: Kenya’s Pharmacy and Poisons Board has banned the sale of all codeine-containing preparations without prescription. According …
Poll: Workplace stress and burnout
In your pharmacy career, have you ever felt yourself at the brink of burning out? “Burnout” is a psychological term coined in the 1970s that referred to the consequences of …
Viewers divided on pharmacy show
A new comedy TV series set in a pharmacy has scored mostly positive reviews – although some viewers believe it depicts pharmacy personnel as unprofessional and incompetent Would you watch …
One in six in study had undiagnosed COPD
A new study involving current and former heavy smokers suggests that COPD is being systematically misdiagnosed The researchers, from Monash University, set out to review the accuracy of diagnoses of …
Codeine makes headlines as pharmacists warn of trouble ahead
Pharmacists are taking to mainstream media outlets both large and small to express their opinions on the upcoming codeine changes Several pharmacists around the country have given interviews to state …
Rural, remote dwellers more vulnerable
The National Rural Health Alliance is developing specialised information for people living in rural and remote areas ahead of the codeine upschedule The resources are aimed at ensuring people living …
Why a drug treatment for dementia has eluded us
Pfizer has announced it will stop research into developing drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease, after costly failed attempts over the past decade Jürgen Götz, Director, Clem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia …
Pharmacist prescribing moving ahead
The Pharmacy Practitioner Development Committee says it has made progress on pharmacist prescribing and competency standards implementation tools Competency standards implementation tools: The PPDC member organisations are in the process …
Patient pushback?
Pharmacists seem to be experiencing an influx in complaints and stockpiling behaviour as the codeine upschedule approaches, according to poll results More than half (51%) of respondents to an AJP …
Bad S8 practice lands licensees in hot water
Four pharmacy licensees have faced Panel Hearings on charges including discrepancies with S8s – with one case including pharmacotherapy drugs The Victorian Pharmacy Authority outlined four Panel Hearing cases held …
Leftovers trend sparks warning
Aussies are increasingly eating leftovers for lunch – but there are risks, warns the Food Safety Information Council Food Safety Information Council research has found that 94% of households with …