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S8 standards deteriorating in pharmacy
Non-compliance is rife in the handling of Schedule 8 medicines, the Pharmacy Board of Australia warns In its latest quarterly newsletter, the Board has warned of the “deterioration” of S8 …
CH2 confirmed as CSO distributor
CH2 has been confirmed as a CSO Distributor under new arrangements beginning on January 1. This will allow it to provide a more complete and extensive distribution solution for community …
Seasons greetings from AJP
These are the key dates for AJP Daily over the holiday season The team at AJP wish you all a safe and happy holiday season and a happy new year! These …
Beware medication “alert fatigue”
In a US study, more than half of all pharmacists failed to warn patients when presented with dangerous pairs of prescriptions… Do you always check for interactions? The Chicago Tribune …
Now we need better pain services: consumer groups
The decision to upschedule codeine medications highlights the need for more effective pain management services, the Consumers Health Forum and Painaustralia say. Both CHF and Painaustralia have opposed making codeine …
Necessary support
PSS working hard to support pharmacists throughout the festive season Work pressures in pharmacy over the holiday period can be substantial with the end of the year rush, Boxing Day …
Targeted codeine measures should have been tried first
ASMI has expressed disappointment that more targeted measures for codeine-containing medicines currently available OTC were not tried before the TGA decided to upschedule the preparations. The decision comes despite the …
Forum: Painkillers with codeine to require scripts from 2018
“Painkillers containing codeine will be available only with a script from 2018, after experts deemed the risk of addiction and overdose too serious to allow pharmacists to sell the drugs …
The hybrid health matrix
EDs, GPs and community pharmacies need to overcome barriers to working together, writes Angel Gonzalez There is no question that community pharmacies could play a more valuable role in health …
Upschedule ‘missed opportunity’ without real-time recording
Pharmacists are disappointed that a real-time recording system won’t be introduced with codeine upschedule, says PSA The TGA announced products containing codeine will not be able to be sold over …
Pharmacy codeine ‘virtually unmonitored or unregulated’
Rescheduling of over-the-counter codeine products will save lives, the RACGP says In welcoming the TGA’s decision RACGP President Dr Bastian Seidel said the RACGP had long supported the up-scheduling of …
What you said: Codeine goes S4
A roundup of thought-provoking comments regarding the TGA’s decision to upschedule products containing codeine There weren’t many positive comments. Pharmacy veteran Ron Batagol said: “This decision by TGA is long …