Forum: Inhaler use: has technique improved over time?
As a primary care pharmacist and educator I have spent nearly all my working life educating patients about inhaler use. I was horrified to see that despite the best efforts of …
Bearing the cost burden
Why Hep C medicines have opened a can of worms for medicine supplyA range of issues relating to the supply of medicines in Australia have been brought to light by …
Many questions and a lot more answers
The much delayed Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation Discussion Paper has finally arrived, writes Joe DemarteThe paper contains an extensive list of 140 questions on a whole range of …
Clinical tips: dementia
Dementia should not be expected as a normal part of ageing, writes Louis Roller“Last scene of all,That ends this strange eventful history,In second childishness and mere oblivion,Sans teeth, sans eyes, …
15 comments from King Review national webcast
A live chat with the panel posed some tough questions and featured surprise guestsThe Department of Health hosted a live national webcast to allow participants to make comments and ask questions …
King Review national webcast: remuneration, location rules & HMRs
Participants posed some tough questions about pharmacy pay and restrictions, but what did the panel have to say?Chair of the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation, Professor Stephen King, began …
PharmG game creates a simulated pharmacy
Working within a simulated pharmacy as part of a new cutting-edge educational game is what Griffith Bachelor of Pharmacy students can expect from this semester.Signalling a first in Australia, the …
Weekly Dose: penicillin, the mould that saves millions of lives
Weekly Dose: penicillin, the mould that saves millions of livesSergio Diez Alvarez, University of NewcastleIn developed countries, infectious diseases accounted for most deaths until very recently. And in developing countries, …
Forum: Pharmacists to aid GPs
According to a news item on the ABC the Health Minister has decided to trial pharmacists in GP surgeries. I can find this nowhere else. Where has it come from? Is …
Deprescribing is tough in “time-poor” environments
But it is an important advancement that requires our immediate attention, says this hospital pharmacistSophie Paviour from Redland-Wynnum Hospitals in Brisbane has asked fellow pharmacists to be more conscious of reviewing …
World news wrapup: 8 September 2016
We take a look at pharmacy news from around the worldSan Francisco, California: An innovative project created by a pharmacist is set to see San Francisco city libraries become centres …
Most doctors against pharmacist vaccination
A majority of doctors believe pharmacists should not be permitted to administer vaccinations, if a poll currently open on the MJA’s InSight website is to be believedAt the time of …