Stopping medicines abruptly: safe or not?
Patients may decide to cease medicines during an acute illness or they may just decide not to take the medicine any longer and cease it without checking with a health …
Winter is coming: managing chilblains in community pharmacy
Patients with chilblains may present to pharmacists for advice about management and prevention of the condition. This article examines the aetiology, risk factors and pharmacological and non-pharmacological management of chilblains. …
An introduction to motivational interviewing
Communication and counselling skills are fundamental to pharmacy practice. With the growing prevalence of lifestyle-related diseases and accompanying expansion of pharmacy services to assist patients in areas of disease prevention, …
Setting the agenda
AJP wants your help in identifying the 12 pharmacists who are driving the profession into the future One of the high points of the pharmacy calendar is the announcement of the …
Pharmacists acting like ‘street drug dealers’
A London pharmacist allegedly sold “hundreds” of Class C controlled prescription medicines to an undercover reporter, the Daily Mail claims Pharmacists are acting like “street drug dealers,” and “flooding the …
Pill test trial uncovers deadly ingredients
The pill testing medical service at Groovin the Moo Canberra has been hailed as a success after “deadly” substances were found in pills Australia’s first pill testing trial took place …
Chemist had ‘pharmacy in his car’
A NSW pharmacist has been fined $800 and given an 18-month good behaviour bond for supplying steroids without prescription In June 2016, police executed three search warrants and charged two …
Poll: has there been a ‘significant net addition’ to your role?
Has your role changed and its scope increased enough to justify an increase in the award wage? Last week, the AJP reported on the Pharmacy Guild’s submission to the Fair …
Shortages protocol mooted
A proposed protocol for managing and communicating medicines shortages has the backing of the SHPA Under the changes suggested by the TGA, medicine suppliers would be required to report all …
Moving forward
Glenn Guilfoyle and Joyce McSwan explain how to leverage your forward pharmacy services to help your patients with pain through the recent regulatory changes The sensational events of the cricket …
TGA well trusted by stakeholders: survey
But pharmacists have “fluctuating confidence” in the regulatory body, according to survey results An online survey conducted by the TGA for 2017 has found variation in confidence in the TGA …
EpiPen supply issues to continue indefinitely
While Pfizer is working to achieve ongoing availability, it reportedly cannot commit to a specific time when the supply constraint will be fully resolved Mylan/Alphapharm, the sponsor of EpiPens, has …