Pharmacist ‘horrified’ with his actions
A Victorian pharmacist charged with misappropriating thousands of S8 tablets to feed his dependency, driven by chronic pain, has been reprimanded and suspended for 12 months First registered in 1988, …
Overhaul of the PBS approvals process
A short-and-sweet summary of the changes being implemented as early as this December, by Stephanie McGrath As announced in the budget, the following changes are being implemented as early as this …
Applying production-line philosophy to pharmacy?
How assembly line theory can help maximise efficiency and effectiveness in community pharmacy, by Glenn Guilfoyle Readers of the trade press over recent months will have had opportunity to digest the …
Top 10 most common, most costly drugs
Drugs to treat Hepatitis C have cost the taxpayer more than $1 billion in 2018, and have topped the list of drugs ranked by cost to government in 2017-18 NPS …
Agenda Setters: Chris Freeman
Voted by readers as an Agenda Setter in pharmacy in equal tenth position, Chris Freeman is certainly a leader across many fields of the profession Dr Chris Freeman currently juggles …
The week in review
Politics have played a strong role in this week’s events in the pharmacy sector… In employment news, Professional Pharmacists Australia told us that wage theft was ‘rampant’ and urged the …
Paediatric developmental milestones and delays
This audio presentation discusses common paediatric developmental milestones as well as delays that can present in some children. By Dr Megan Yap BPharm, MBBS, FRACP, paediatrician; Dr Brett MacFarlane PhD, …
Not your typical dermatitis: treating perioral dermatitis in the pharmacy
Perioral dermatitis is a condition that requires management that is distinct to that of other forms of dermatitis as mismanagement may worsen symptoms. Pharmacists therefore need to be familiar with …
Gastro-intestinal disorders: peptic ulcer disease
This article addresses the causes, symptoms and treatments of peptic ulcer disease (PUD) as well as the nature of Helicobacter pylori. By Associate Professor Louis Roller PhD, MSc, BPharm, BSc, …
The importance of pharmacovigilance and reporting of adverse drug reactions
The low rates of adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting is a significant healthcare problem and can delay regulatory actions taken to remove medicines with unacceptable safety profiles from the market. …
A risk management approach to non-sterile compounding of medicines
This article discusses risk management of compounded non-sterile medications in the pharmacy setting, by looking at the approaches of System P™, ISO, Professional Practice Standards, and Pharmacy Board of Australia. …
A balancing act: the relative roles of omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids
OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS AND INFLAMMATION Fact versus fiction: Understanding the evidence base supporting vitamin and mineral supplementation Several research reports support chronic, low-grade inflammation as a central pathogenic component in …