Pharmacists key to managing polypharmacy in elderly
Medication reconciliation service ranks highest out of 16 potential interventionsPolypharmacy, or the use of nine or more medicines, is highly prevalent in Australian residential aged care facilities and contributes a …
TGA reminds pharmacists about ingredient names update
Keep an eye on safety as medicine ingredient names change, says TGA spokespersonSome Australian pharmaceutical ingredient names have been updated to reflect those used internationally, the TGA reminds pharmacists.The four …
World news wrapup: 30 June 2016
AJP takes a look at the world’s week in pharmacyThe US Supreme Court has turned away an appeal by a family-owned pharmacy which objected to supplying emergency contraception on religious …
Script price hike undermines universal healthcare: Shorten
A Labor Government would scrap the increased copayment for prescription medicines, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten reiterated at the Press Club yesterday.The proposed increase to copayments – by 80 cents for …
Online training helps pharmacists in kidney disease
A web-based training program has enhanced pharmacists’ ability to help identify chronic kidney disease, a study has found.A web-based training program to support chronic kidney disease screening by community pharmacists, …
Four trends shaping the pharmacy of 2025
Guild executive director David Quilty has asked pharmacists to cast their minds forward to 2025 and consider how community pharmacies could look.Highlighting four “clear trends” that are driving the pharmacy …
New polypill to tackle cardiovascular disease
Two Australian organisations will work together to develop a new four-in-one tablet, designed to reduce the impact of heart disease and strokeBupa Australia and The George Institute for Global Health have announced …
New guide on consultation rooms for flu jabs
The Guild has created a new guide to help pharmacists understand the specific requirements for consultation rooms to administer flu vaccines in community pharmacies.The resource gives a general overview of …
New morning after pill makes it difficult to choose which to take
Weekly Dose: new morning after pill makes it difficult to choose which to takeEsther Lau, Queensland University of Technology; Greg Kyle, Queensland University of Technology; Jose Manuel Serrano Santos, Queensland …
Media reports may see patients stop statins… again
A new UK study has supported Australian evidence that the media can influence whether people stop taking their medicines: and again, the medicines involved are statins.A period of controversy over …
Forum: HMR rural loading claims a nightmare
… it takes at least three goes to make it go through …. after starting again after the third time you give up as $125 is really not worth how …
Four reasons codeine should be S4 – but Guild disagrees
A pain specialist and researcher says there’s no evidence of benefit from current codeine-containing OTC products – and that “we can’t have a drug of abuse available over the counter”.Professor …