PSA educator honoured with award
Highly-respected adult educator and PSA National Training Manager Dorothy Lucardie has been honoured with an Order of Australia Medal as part of the Queen’s Birthday celebrations. Lucardie, who is currently …
Forum: Pharmacy can be sued for wrongful death
“The interesting bit of this article, in my opinion, is the dissenting judges opinion …. It highlights an interesting point, namely that prescriptions – although they can legitimately characterised as …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby presents the latest research news relevant to pharmacy Efficacy, Tolerability, and Dose-Dependent Effects of Opioid Analgesics for Low Back Pain Opioid analgesics are commonly used for low back …
5 drug-seeking behaviours
What are the most common behaviours in people with dependencies? The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and Australian Prescriber have together provided advice on how to recognise and …
Poll results: pharmacy supports MedsASSIST
The AJP’s poll on codeine monitoring tool MedsASSIST have shown that Australian pharmacy strongly supports the program. Last week we asked, “Is your pharmacy using MedsASSIST?” after posters in our …
Do you have a private consulting room?
Do you have a private consulting room? With pharmacy poised to roll out more and more professional services, and pharmacist vaccination now offered around the country, it’s more important than …
Forum: Antidepressants ineffective for under 18s?
A review of 34 trials comprising 5260 participants with an average age of 9-18 years found fluoxetine was the only drug among 14 that was significantly more effective at relieving …
Clinical tips: eczema and ‘sparing’ corticosteroid use
Winter is a good time to counsel people with eczema about a few misconceptions, write Dr Esther Lau and Professor Lisa Nissen The crisp cool weather at the beginning of …
Pharmacists gender pay gap ‘high’
Analysis of latest stats reveals female pharmacists are falling behind their male counterparts in earnings According to combined statistics from the ATO and the ABS, male pharmacists earn an average …
Pharmacy can be sued for wrongful death
An appeals court has ruled the compounding pharmacy that filled the prescription is culpable The estate of a man who died from a fatal dose of pain medication can sue …
Flordis responds to CAMs poll
The alternative medicine company has issued a letter in response to overwhelmingly negative results AJP’s online poll, ‘The Naturopathy Debate’, was run after concerns were raised publicly about pharmacy’s role …
‘Change the damn colour of folate tablets already’: best comments
AJP takes a look back at this week’s best reader comments Our article on methotrexate, highlighting that patients have been taking the drug daily rather than weekly as prescribed, attracted …