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Forum: NSAIDS ‘not safe’ for supermarket sale
“Such was the pro-pharmacy headline greeting me this morning from last night’s Australian Doctor, reporting on a Danish study in European Heart Journal. NSAIDs should not be available for open …
TGA seeking comment on medicines safety
Interested parties can comment on proposed changes to strengthen safety monitoring for medicines in Australia The TGA has announced that it is introducing a range of changes to strengthen safety …
Pharmacists have “duty of care” to women patients
While Australian pharmacists have a right to refuse supply of medicines based on personal beliefs, representatives emphasise the importance of facilitating supply elsewhere Several commenters have responded to an AJP …
Fluconazole treatment sub-optimal for recurrent thrush
Current treatment regimes have high relapse rates and there is a need for more effective alternatives, say GP researchers Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (aka “thrush”) is a challenging gynaecological infection that …
Hub and spoke could close all but 1000 English pharmacies
England could find itself with only 1000 pharmacies left, according to leading UK pharmacist Mark Burdon, a Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee representative, told the UK’s All-Party Pharmacy Group that the …
New vitamin D indication suggested – and challenged
A new study claims vitamin D supplementation is indicated in reducing respiratory tract infections, but the authors of an accompanying editorial are not so sure The paper, Vitamin D supplementation …
EpiPen 300µg recall
Alphapharm is recalling several batches of EpiPen 300µg, with an expiry date of April 17 Following consultation with the TGA, Alphapharm has initiated a recall of four batches of its …
Low FODMAP diet helps in IBS, endometriosis
Study finds the common occurrence of endometriosis in women with IBS, and the impact of diet in relieving symptoms A low FODMAP diet can help relieve symptoms for women suffering …
Is Uber your last resort?
Peter Feros asks if you can imagine your professional future looking so bleak that driving for Uber was a more viable option than practising as a pharmacist? That’s exactly what …
Medicare rebate freeze to be scrapped?
In ongoing discussions with doctors’ groups, the Health Minister has hinted at unfreezing the rebate in the May budget The Medicare rebate freeze has been in place since 2013 and …
Codeine handling ‘suboptimal,’ says study
Newly published research has shown that in roughly a quarter of direct product requests for non-prescription combination analgesics containing codeine, pharmacists weren’t involved Researchers from LaTrobe University conducted 145 covert …
Forum: Theft by regular
“How would you go about dealing with a very regular customer you caught stealing. Footage clearly shows her deliberately wrapping a cosmetic up in her tissue, and putting it in her …