Pressure rising for overworked pharmacists
Pharmacists are experiencing a disturbing increase in their workloads which may impact on their ability to provide medicines and advice safely.So says the union for employee pharmacists, which has written …
Meds access a barrier to reducing heart attack, stroke
Around one in five Australians aged 45 to 74 are at high risk of heart attack or stroke within the next five years but almost one million of them are …
Vaping could be lesser of two evils
Electronic cigarettes have the potential to contribute to reducing death and disability caused by Britain’s biggest killer, say experts in The BMJ. Reviewing a new report by the Royal College …
Trivalent flu vaccine may fall by the wayside
The trivalent flu vaccine may fall by the wayside as consumers take up the new quadrivalent vaccine, say two key players in the push to bring pharmacist vaccination to Australia. …
Harpreet Kaur Singh receives PSA Pharmacy Gold Medal Award
RMIT University pharmacy student Harpreet Kaur Singh has been honoured with a Gold Medal supported by the PSA. RMIT pharmacy student Harpreet Kaur Singh received the 2016 PSA Pharmacy Gold …
Forum: Pharmacists want to run away
“Such a depressing article only reinforced by the many comments from employed pharmacists about the erosion in their working conditions in community pharmacy and their desperation to get out. And …
PDL update
PDL renewals are due by tomorrow 30 April 2016 Have you renewed yet? You still have time. Go to the PDL website and click ‘My Account’ to get started. Your PDL …
Clinical tips: CVD
Pharmacists can play a key role in advising on their patients’ CVD risk and how to mitigate it, writes Louis Roller Cardiovascular disease (CVD) continues to have a major effect …
Transforming vaccination: ‘I really feel like I’m doing the things I trained to do.’
Pharmacists are already making a big difference in how Australians get their flu vaccines, in a “game changer” for the profession that is transforming patient relationships and making pharmacists stand …
Warning on diclofenac risks
Diclofenac the NSAID most commonly associated with liver injury, study finds Caution is needed when recommending diclofenac due to an increased risk of liver injury, experts say. A US study …
Common oral problems including dry mouth
By Dr Jenny Gowan PhD, Grad Dip CommPharm, FPS, FACPP, AACPA, consultant pharmacist, MediCom Medication Management Services; teaching associate, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University; PSA Pharmacist of …
New migrants succumb to fast food culture
New migrants to Australia generally eat more healthy diets than the locals but many are dragged into bad habits by Australia’s fast food culture, new research has found. The study …