Bayer pushes for downscheduling of vardenafil
Making ED drugs available through pharmacists could prevent men resorting to dangerous online versions, says the companyBayer has applied to the TGA to consider downscheduling the PDE5 inhibitor vardenafil (Levitra) up …
Clinical tips: pain and addiction
Pharmacists need to play a key role in helping people with ongoing pain to get assistance, write Dr Esther Lau, Prof Lisa Nissen and Tony HallYou know that awful back …
Use of warfarin is in decline
But NOACs have contributed to an overall growth in the anticoagulant marketBased on the volume of prescriptions, use of novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs) in Australia has grown since their listing …
Go rural, urges Ekka’s Miss Popular
The Ekka’s Miss Popular for 2016 is urging pharmacists to consider practising in rural and remote areas for the professional satisfaction and sense of community.Only five years ago, Shana Edwards …
Roaccutane in medicines safety update
The TGA has issued a reminder to health professionals about the potential risks of psychiatric adverse risks associated with isotretinoin (Roaccutane) and the need for careful psychological assessment before and …
St Vincent’s report highlights hospital pharmacist role
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists has expressed its support for the findings of NSW Health’s final report into Off-protocol prescribing of chemotherapy for head and neck cancers as occurred at …
Weekly Dose: triptans, drugs that relieve migraine but only if taken at the right time
Weekly Dose: triptans, drugs that relieve migraine but only if taken at the right timeMichael Vagg, Barwon HealthTriptans are a group of drugs targeted at alleviating symptoms of migraine, a …
Forum: Inhaler device technique
There is an excellent discussion thread underway in the Forum at present on the need to check the inhaler technique of your asthma / COPD patients. If you haven’t already …
A game changer on lifetime learning
In December 2015 the Pharmacy Board of Australia (PBA) made a decision that was a game changer for Australian pharmacists, says Joe Demarte, PSA national presidentThat decision was to revise the …
Australia’s medicine labels to change for first time 15 years
New labels will include easier-to-find active ingredients, a critical information panel and designated space for a dispensing labelThe TGA has announced it will be implementing two new labelling orders over …
World news wrapup: 11 August 2016
AJP takes a look at pharmacy news from around the worldMissouri, US: Five pharmacies from four states have filed a class-action lawsuit against pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) Express Scripts, reports Drug …
MedsASSIST hits two million recorded transactions
Monitoring system for medicines containing codeine has reached a significant milestoneMore than two million transactions involving OTC medicines containing codeine have been recorded by pharmacists participating in the MedsASSIST program, …