Ovarian cancer hugely misunderstood: study
Around a third of Australians don’t know the signs, symptoms and risk factors of the most lethal women’s cancer, new research shows A study commissioned by Ovarian Cancer Australia to …
Striking a balance
Can we achieve equity and flexible working hours for both genders in pharmacy? SHPA attempts to get some answers With International Women’s Day fast approaching on 8 March, the Society …
What if you could sense time?
We might be better off managing energy than time, writes Marianne Choong Have you ever wished that you could sense time? Imagine that all clocks in the world suddenly vanished. …
Pharmacist help ‘like gold’ in chronic pain
Regional pain sufferers have less access to non-medication help for their condition – but in north-west Tasmania, pharmacists can help them access one option In the wake of the codeine …
ACA methadone piece slammed
A Channel Nine investigation into methadone patients and road use has been met with outrage from health professionals In December 2017, Ulladulla man Craig Anthony Whitall, 51, was driving home …
VAD taskforce meets
The Victorian Government has brought together 13 health and medical experts, including a PSA representative, to start implementing Victoria’s voluntary assisted dying laws Jarrod McMaugh, a pharmacy owner in Coburg, …
Docs ‘tearing out hair’ over vaccine refusal
New data shows that Australia’s childhood vaccination rates are slipping The Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth has released its 2018 Report Card: the wellbeing of young Australians, which …
Poll: Have you ever refused a prescription?
Have you ever been presented with a concerning script and, if so, did you contact the doctor and refuse to supply the medicine? A few weeks ago an inquest was …
Rogue doctor reprimanded
A GP has been suspended for continually overprescribing addictive drugs, despite concerned colleagues repeatedly telling him to stop A Victorian general practitioner has been reprimanded and temporarily suspended following serious …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Changes in Prescribing Symptomatic and Preventive Medications in the Last Year of Life in Older Nursing Home Residents A …
Tighter laws urged for paracetamol
Retailers should be prevented from offering multi-pack deals on paracetamol, says the UK’s Royal Pharmaceutical Society Earlier this month the Which? group conducted an investigation into how independent and high …
Out of stocks, misperceptions hit patients
Pharmacists and consumers are frustrated at the gap between supply and demand for low-dose codeine – and consumers are still confused Advantage Pharmacy CEO Steven Kastrinakis told the AJP that …