Getting the information out
The current debate over the provision of Consumer Medicine Information leaflets (CMIs) misses the fundamental point of patient health literacy, says Anthony Tassone It is perhaps a measure of the …
World News Wrapup: 10 January 2019
ED cream mistakenly prescribed for dry eye; pharmacy staff keep Irish Minister safe; cigarette sales banned in New York pharmacies Glasgow, UK: A Glasgow woman suffered chemical injuries after being …
Pharmacist escapes jail time
A WA pharmacy owner has been convicted, fined and reprimanded for selling a prohibited drug to a man known to police A WA pharmacist and co-owner of four pharmacies in …
Health Care Homes program extended
Nineteen months have been added to the trial, with the period for patient enrolment also extended The Federal Government has announced a 19-month extension of the Health Care Homes program, …
PI change on the agenda
TGA issues safety reminder and advises of updates to infliximab product information Changes to the product information of Remicade (infliximab) have been flagged by the TGA in a recent newsletter, …
Pharmacists take on crucial new service
The Alfred Hospital’s pharmacy service will become the sole site for storing and dispensing voluntary assisted dying medications across Victoria In late 2017 Victoria’s Parliament passed the Voluntary Assisted Dying …
Research Roundup
Prokinectics for dyspepsia; SGLT2 inhibitors; acute gastroenteritis; combination probiotics… Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Prokinetics for functional dyspepsia A Cochrane review provided no support for use …
Collaboration not criticism, say pharmacists
The AMA has again taken a swipe at pharmacists over proposed changes in Queensland, saying they will put GPs out of a job Australian Medical Association (AMA) Queensland President Dr …
Minimising the harm
Pharmacy student group NAPSA comes out in support of pill testing at festivals and fixed public locations Pharmacy students say they support the view of the majority of Australians in …
We’re back….
The new year is with us, and AJP is back and ready to report all the news and views relevant to pharmacy Our first daily newsletter for the year will …
New year, new pharmacist vaccines
As of 1 January 2019, NSW pharmacists can now provide dTpa and MMR vaccines in addition to influenza vaccines, to anyone 16 years and over People in NSW can now …
Pharmacist travel vaccines pose ‘Russian roulette risk’, says AMA
Pharmacy organisations have hit back at the AMA’s claims that pharmacist-administered travel vaccinations could be deadly Holidaymakers could be “dicing with death” under proposals to allow pharmacists to deliver live …