No compliance deficiencies with sunscreen
The TGA has completed its review of sunscreens – and found consumers can have confidence in using them as directed In May 2017, the TGA published the results of its …
Error death exposed ‘critical failure in pharmacy practice’
PDL has highlighted the importance of taking patient concerns and questions seriously, after a dispensing error contributed to a patient’s death In a recent coronial inquest, it was found that …
Freezing out the folks: default My Health Record settings don’t protect teens’ privacy
Melissa Kang, University of Technology Sydney and Lena Sanci, University of Melbourne As the opt-out period for the My Health Record continues, so too does the debate surrounding issues of …
Finding lost antibiotics
A project to rediscover lost antibiotics and fight drug-resistant bugs has secured $3 million in Federal Government funding The funding through the Cooperative Research Centre Project (CRC-P) Program was announced …
The future of opioid use
Tailoring quantities of opioids provided in hospitals as appropriate to patient’s individual needs is a crucial step in harm reduction, says SHPA Representatives from across the health system, and leading …
Call for outcome-based funding
Funding for community pharmacy should not just be based on activity but on outcomes or bundled services for chronic care, says Guild leader The future that the Guild envisages for …
Show us the money
Remuneration solutions are crucial if pharmacy is to achieve its potential: Jackson Funding mechanisms need to be found or developed if community pharmacy is to reach its potential in terms …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Risks and benefits of direct oral anticoagulants versus warfarin In this large prospective cohort study apixaban was found to …
WA public pharmacy hit by IT malfunction
Public hospitals in WA had to return to the days of paper prescriptions last week, when information technology systems went down WA Health’s Chief Health Officer Dr Andy Robertson told …
‘They understood their medicines in a way they never had.’
A new pilot scheme has shown the value of integrating clinical pharmacists into general practice The NHS England funded pilot saw more than 490 pharmacists placed in more than 650 …
Key pharmacist role in new hepatitis push
Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced funding for Hepatitis Australia to improve screening and treatment uptake As well as announcing the $1 million in funding for the organisation, Mr Hunt …
Julie is Queensland’s top PA
Julie Gagliardi has been named Queensland’s top pharmacy assistant for 2018 Ms Gagliardi, from the from Hope Island Chempro Chemist, will now represent Queensland at the 2018 Pharmacy Guild of …