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‘Stop the 50 million questions – listen and help’
This is just one of the many responses to Chronic Pain Australia’s 2018 National Pain Survey, released for the start of National Pain Week People living with chronic pain rely …
The week in review
The tension between GPs and pharmacists has again been in the news, with pharmacist prescribing singled out The RACGP’s Dr Evan Ackermann caused a stir with this piece in Medical …
Docs call for pharmacists in GP surgeries
The AMA Queensland has waded into the pharmacist prescribing debate, with its president warning that patients could die AMA Queensland State President Dr Dilip Dhupelia has told pharmacists to go …
Heart evidence smells fishy
A new Cochrane review has found the evidence to support omega-3 supplements is not as strong as is often stated There is little or no effect of omega-3 supplements on …
Pharmacy researcher scores second national award
Monash Pharmacy PhD student Erica Tong has been awarded the 2017 Sir Richard Stawell Memorial Prize This prize awards a research paper that addresses a medical subject of clinical significance. …
Antibiotics often supplied without prescription worldwide
A world-first study co-authored by a QUT researcher has highlighted the growing impact of non-prescription supply of antibiotics in community pharmacies It also shines a light on the urgent need …
‘He has no intention of ever working with his health professional colleagues in pharmacy.’
Comments about pharmacist prescribing from a prominent critic were “abhorrent,” says the Guild’s acting national president Writing in Medical Observer, Dr Evan Ackermann, a Queensland GP and chair of the …
Heffernan condemns ‘puerile’ attacks
NSW Guild president David Heffernan has blasted the RACGP for its “extraordinary” attack on community pharmacy this month RACGP Victoria chair Dr Cameron Loy told Fairfax Media that consumers should …
Is your pharmacy safe from a cyber-attack?
With the introduction of My Health Record and advanced health web and mobile applications, ensuring pharmacies are safe from a cyber-attack is now more important than ever According to an …
Diabetic ketoacidosis and surgical procedures
The TGA has issued a safety advisory regarding odium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors The TGA says it is working with sponsors of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors to update …
A nudge in the right direction
Lowering the default amount of opioid pills in EMRs may reduce prescribing in midst of an opioid crisis, new study finds A new study published in JAMA Surgery has found …
Scripts for Myers’ cocktails and glutathione lead to caution
A doctor who improperly wrote scripts in the names of his staff, to provide stock to a pharmacist running a “hydration clinic” in his building, has been cautioned A medical …