Clinical tips: STIs
Pharmacists’ significant role in helping patients with STIs needs to be handled with care, write Jarrod McMaugh and Sam Flood Sexually transmitted infections are a common enough occurrence in Australia …
Ibuprofen decision lauded and slammed
ASMI has commended the Scheduling Delegate’s interim decision to retain the current scheduling of ibuprofen… but not everyone agrees In a letter to its members, the Australian Self Medication Industry …
Death at Sydney hospital due to fentanyl toxicity
A man who died hours after his operation was wrongly prescribed fentanyl instead of oxycodone and paracetamol Paul Lau, 54, died at a Sydney hospital in June 2015 after he was …
Boosting vax rates
MedAdvisor has announced new features to help boost flu vaccination rates in the coming months Digital medication management platform MedAdvisor has announced new features within its PlusOne pharmacy software, to …
Real time monitoring: your say
Victoria has opened a public consultation on the proposed regulations to support SafeScript, the real-time prescription monitoring system Minister for Health Jill Hennessy has released the proposed Drugs, Poisons and …
Flu hits hard in US
Fifty-three children have died due to influenza so far, with pharmacies scrambling to keep up with demand for flu meds A total of 14,676 laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated hospitalisations have been reported …
‘There’s never been a more exciting time to be a pharmacy owner.’
Australians have “very, very, very low awareness” of professional services available in pharmacy, says Queensland Guild president Trent Twomey Speaking at the Medici Capital Pharmacy Ownership Ready Conference on the …
Catherine Duggan new FIP CEO
The International Pharmaceutical Federation has appointed Dr Catherine Duggan as its new chief executive officer, as of 1 June Dr Duggan, a pharmacist from the United Kingdom, is currently director …
Insomnia
Addressing the symptom of insomnia is not usually an adequate approach to treatment—the underlying cause, where possible, should be addressed. By Dr Jenny Gowan PhD, Grad Dip CommPham, FPS, FACPP, …
World news wrapup: 8 February 2018
Pharmacists are “easy targets” for crime; pharmacist accuses EC patient of lying about assault; US to crack down on high opioid dispensing pharmacies Ireland: Pharmacists are seen as “easy targets” …
Ownership future looks bright
Opportunities to become pharmacy owners are still abundant, delegates to the Medici Capital pharmacy ownership conference heard Frank Sirianni, managing director of Medici Capital, said that statistics showed more than …
Dose concerns ignored before death
A pharmacist believed the dose of methotrexate prescribed to a man who later died was inappropriate – but her concerns were ignored Fairfax media outlets have reported on the inquest …