Topical corticosteroids prescribing streamlined
As of today – 1 July 2016 – changes have been made to the prescribing and dispensing of topical corticosteroids listed under the PBS scheme, which will make it easier …
HMR barriers hamper deprescribing
Deprescribing push being held back by low HMR uptake, experts sayWhile a range of studies and expert opinions have emphasised the vital role of deprescribing in elderly patients, it is …
Ego opens flammable goods manufacturing facility
Australian manufacturing is getting a boost this week as Ego Pharmaceuticals opens its new $15 million dollar flammable goods manufacturing facility.Ego’s managing director Alan Oppenheim says the new facility enables …
Poll: How are you handling the newly listed Hep C drugs?
When the Turnbull Government decided late last year to PBS list a range of breakthrough Hepatitis C cures, Health Minister Sussan Ley described it as a “watershed moment”.Minister Ley said …
Health Destination pharmacies outperforming competitors: PSA
The Health Destination Pharmacy program is delivering effective healthcare services and improving consumer engagement, according to new independent analysis by PSA.The program has successfully repositioned pharmacists as local healthcare providers …
Forum: Consumers becoming more knowledgeable?
David Haworth writes …. “I would take issue with David Quilty’s third point in his AJP article today. He said “Consumers are becoming more knowledgeable and less willing to be …
Stakeholders concerned about Health Australia Party
The Health Australia Party should leave healthcare policy to people better suited to the task, say health stakeholders.“I am concerned that a one-issue political party has sprung up around wanting …
Pharmacists key in NZ antimicrobial prescribing study
Pharmacists in New Zealand have played a key role in a study looking into antimicrobial prescribing and demonstrated pharmacy’s interest in its increasing role in primary care, its lead author …
TGA advises against buying medicines online
Although video misses out on highlighting pharmacists as go-to medicines expertsThe government organisation has released a video that warns consumers against purchasing medicines and medical devices online, due to a multitude …
Fourth UK pharmacist struck off after BBC sting
A UK pharmacist has been struck off the register following a BBC investigation where pharmacists sold drugs including diazepam, temazepam and Viagra without a prescription.Murtaza Noorali Mohamedali Gulamhusein was the …
Clinical tips: diabetes
Pharmacists are on the front line of diabetes care, writes Louis RollerFacts:280 Australians develop diabetes every day. That’s one person every five minutes.Around 1.7 million Australians have diabetes. This includes …
NSW pharmacist charged after police discover drug stash
Raid uncovers more than 100 boxes of prescription medication, steroid injections, pseudoephedrine and dexamphetamine tabletsA 36-year-old male pharmacist has been charged after police searched his home in Lorn, NSW on …