Self-prescribing leads to deregistration
A NSW doctor with a codeine dependency has been struck off for prescribing scheduled medicines to himself over 600 times in just two years A doctor who had practised in …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby examines the latest in research news Dual antiplatelet therapy: how, how long, and in which patients? Dual antiplatelet therapy is a crucial therapeutic intervention in patients with stable …
Pharmacies fail to advise on paracetamol, ibuprofen
Up to three in 10 British pharmacies may be failing to give safety advice, a consumer advocacy organisation has found Which? Magazine, part of the Which? Group which also includes …
Your top 10
What you clicked on Here are the 10 most-read stories on AJP in the past month. 1 NSW man died after electronic prescribing error, inquest hears 2 Dose concerns ignored …
Meds management initiative reduces medication errors
When Prahran resident Mark Scott’s mother was hospitalised last year, support from a community pharmacist on her return home helped significantly Mark’s mother, 85, was receiving daily visits from Bolton …
Improved flu vaccines fast-tracked after ‘horrific’ season
Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced the introduction of two new trivalent vaccines specifically aimed at protecting people aged over 65 He also announced the composition of the 2018 quadrivalent …
Intimidated patients ‘bargain like hostages’
Patients who feel unable to assert themselves in the presence of health professionals negotiate as if they are being held hostage, says new research Some patients fear speaking up and …
Poll: which terminology do you use?
Patients, customers, clients or something else? What is the term you most commonly use to describe those who enter your pharmacy? There has been a gradual shift of opinion within …
“Media hype must be tempered by clinical evidence”
Clinicians say they are cautious as demand for prescription cannabinoids outruns research on safety profile and effectiveness Doctors have written to the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) on behalf of …
The week in review
It’s been a busy week in Canberra—for the pharmacy sector as well as for those interested in the private life of embattled Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce We saw the sunset …
Fired on Tuesday, re-hired Thursday
The immediate future may be uncertain for employees of two pharmacies after a deal with Chemist Warehouse reportedly fell through NSW’s South Coast Register reports that the Junction Street and …
Ad pre-approvals for therapeutics stay… for now
A controversial TGA bill that would have seen advertising pre-approvals removed has been passed by the Senate The Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill 2017 was passed with an amendment, negotiated by …