How pharmacists can reduce emergency hospital visits
A study has found more than a third of unnecessary emergency department visits for non-urgent health conditions could be managed by pharmacists Researchers have conducted a cohort study looking at …
Fresh CWH union allegations
The National Union of Workers has accused Chemist Warehouse of treating labour hire casuals like “disposable machines” The NUW has continued its campaign against Chemist Warehouse, which began last year …
‘Stop asking the wrong question about lung cancer’
A new campaign by Lung Foundation Australia is asking for a fair go for all lung cancer patients, highlighting the stigma they can face More than a third (35%) of …
The week in review
As parts of Australia swelter through a heatwave, we take a look at the last week in pharmacy… PSA president Chris Freeman wrote to pharmacy banner and buying groups asking …
Living the locum lifestyle
What are the pros and cons of locum pharmacy work? AJP asks a recruitment expert… Locum pharmacists are those who work in the place of a regular pharmacist when they …
‘Hospital pharmacy is booming.’
AJP had a chat with Peter Fowler, the new president of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia At the conclusion of SHPA’s record-breaking Medicines Management 2018 in November, Peter …
Conditions imposed after self-prescribing
A doctor has been reprimanded for self-prescribing and prescribing in the name of his then partner The Medical Board of Australia has published details of a case in which a …
Inquest: GP criticised over phone scripts without review
A coroner has criticised a GP for ‘sub-optimal’ treatment of a woman who died from respiratory failure ACT woman Lesley Kaye Hasleby was 61 years old when she died on …
Pharmacies told to get rid of homeopathy
The PSA has asked community pharmacy banner and buying groups not to stock or promote homeopathic products These pharmacy groups should “draw a line in the sand and cease all …
Clinical tips: Keeping up resolutions
This New Year, think about the health of your pharmacy as well as your own, writes Karalyn Huxhagen We all make resolutions, and the New Year is a good time …
Antipsychotic restraint ‘horror stories’ likely
Dementia Australia has slammed the misuse of antipsychotic drugs and restraints in nursing homes following new reports In September 2018, the ABC’s Four Corners program reported on failings of the …
Pharmacists urged to get vaccine accredited
A measles outbreak in NSW – where pharmacists have just been granted the ability to administer the MMR vaccine – has prompted health stakeholders to alert consumers Last week, residents …