Clinical tips: chronic pain
Chronic pain is often an invisible disability, writes Louis Roller Pain is one of the most common reasons people seek medical attention. It may be for acute pain such as …
The APP Top 10
Here are the 10 most clicked articles from APP2019 The articles listed below are the most read stories from APP, as of 20 March 2019. Click on the links below …
‘Raft of solutions’ needed on drug deaths
More key voices have spoken out for – and against – pill testing in Australia The AMA Queensland has issued a statement calling for a controlled pill testing trial, following …
CWH-linked entity sees profits plummet
East Yarra Friendly Society saw a 25% drop in revenue between the 2015-16 financial year and the 2016-17 financial year, plus a significant drop in profits The Financial Review’s Simon …
Pharmacy tests a ‘vehicle for generating income’
The AMA has called for a lift on the freeze on medical rebates for pathology services… and taken a swipe at services available through pharmacy The AMA has issued a …
Public is tired of AMA’s lecturing: Guild
Absence from work certificates from pharmacists are being blamed for a rise in “sickies” The ABC’s Radio National Breakfast has reported that small businesses are concerned that sick days are …
WA’s finest honoured
Melinda Boss has received the WA Pharmacist of the Year Award at the annual Western Australian Pharmacist Awards night hosted by the PSA PSA WA President Dr Fei Sim presented …
World news wrapup: 21 March 2019
Brits stockpiling meds ahead of Brexit; NZ pharmacist censured; driver crashes into Wellington pharmacy Waikato, New Zealand: A pharmacist has been censured after he was found guilty of professional misconduct, …
Lack of consistency hurts women’s health
New data has found considerable variation in access to contraceptives across the Gippsland area – meaning women and girls cannot be confident they can get the emergency contraceptive pill from …
To prescribe, or not to prescribe….
Questions are increasingly being asked about the likelihood of pharmacists having limited powers to prescribe, and Guild leaders endorse the possibility The issue of pharmacist’s being able to prescribe medicines …
Guild welcomes pollie dialogue
In her first editorial as interim executive director of the Pharmacy Guild, Pam Price has highlighted political support for community pharmacy She said that this month’s APP conference produced some …
Passing the test
Following a series of drug-related deaths at music festivals in late 2018 and early 2019, momentum is gathering among health professionals to explore one potential solution: pill testing. Megan Haggan …