The week in review
A legal scandal, new codeine stats, bullying allegations and more pollie vaccinations… it’s been a surprisingly busy week in pharmacy This week we found out that a man had been working as …
Pharmacists better at prescribing: study
Collaborative prescribing sees hospital pharmacists achieve a 90% error-free rate on medication orders compared with 26% for medical officers Pharmacists in the emergency department and admissions unit setting have been …
A disease like any other
Stakeholders say that chronic pain should be seen as, and treated like, any other condition. So why is chronic pain, and those who seek treatment for it, so stigmatised? Media …
Failure to maintain standards
A slew of pharmacy owners has been cautioned, including over poor S8 records, open medicines baskets, and insufficient pharmacist staff to meet dispensing workload In March 2019 there were five panel …
Clinical tips: hypertension
Louis Roller takes an in-depth look at high blood pressure, its treatments and its consequences Hypertension (HTN or HT), also known as high blood pressure (HBP), is a long term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently …
World news wrapup: 25 April 2019
Fined and deregistered Canadian pharmacist uncontactable; new name for Indian chemists and druggists; Wyoming pharmacist delivers for his patients Edmonton, Canada: A pharmacist has been banned from owning a pharmacy …
Flu vaccine pitfalls
The most common reason pharmacists are reported over flu vaccination is regarding the age of the recipient, says PDL In its latest practice alert, PDL has taken a look at …
How pharmacy closures affect compliance
New research from the University of Illinois at Chicago shows that when pharmacies close, people stop taking widely used heart medications like statins, beta-blockers and oral anticoagulants The researchers, led …
Codeine drop ‘not necessarily a marker for success’
A new TGA report says the upschedule meant a “significant” drop in the amount of codeine supplied to Australians – but a Guild spokesperson says it’s early days yet A …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Paracetamol versus placebo for knee and hip osteoarthritis Based on high‐quality evidence this Cochrane review confirms that paracetamol provides only minimal …
Unreasonable behaviour
A pharmacist who levelled allegations of bullying at his managers has been criticised by the Fair Work Commission for his own treatment of an intern A NSW pharmacist recently brought …
New career paths
Richard Taggart takes a look at electronic medication management Medication is the most common intervention made by healthcare professionals. The safe selection, administration and use of medicines has a significant …