Pharmacy bodies seek medicinal cannabis reform
Tighter regulation is required to tackle inappropriate prescribing and promotion of medicinal cannabis, an alliance of healthcare organisations says Professional bodies, including the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) and the …
Lipid-lowering therapies
Lowering low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is crucial for reducing the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and subsequent cardiovascular events. Pharmacists play a significant role in managing this by promoting adherence …
Management of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and hyperemesis gravidarum
Community pharmacists are often the first point of contact for pregnant women experiencing mild to moderate symptoms of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. As such, they play a critical role …
Professional, not personal: maintaining professional boundaries
Professional boundaries not only promote good care for patients, they protect both patient and pharmacist by allowing both parties to engage safely and effectively in a therapeutic relationship. By Amy …
The Swiss Cheese Model
USING THE PDL RISK MANAGEMENT GUIDE FOR PHARMACISTS This article is the first in a series that introduces pharmacists to the PDL Risk Management Guide for Pharmacists, and how …
‘An accident waiting to happen’
Doctor suspended after mistakenly providing OxyNorm instead of children’s Panadol to six-day-old infant and criminally charged over S8 safety breaches A GP has been suspended for six months after a …
WHO addresses autism-related issues
Mothers-to-be are being urged to follow the advice of health professionals before making a decision about whether or not to use paracetamol during pregnancy. “There is currently no conclusive scientific …
Registration standard extends registered nurses’ prescribing
“We need to empower and trust our highly skilled primary healthcare providers,” Guild leader says, as nurse prescribing endorsement expanded A new prescribing model for endorsed registered nurses (RNs) will …
Vaccine ‘champion’ recognised
National Pharmacies pharmacist honoured with excellence award for frontline work in immunisation, after leading a successful travel vaccine service pilot National Pharmacies pharmacist, Kerry Savas, has received the 2025 World …
‘Pharmacy can be a force for good, well beyond the dispensary’
Independent Pharmacies Australia (IPA) donates $100k to children’s cancer charity on World Pharmacists Day IPA founder Steven Kastrinakis and CEO Tracy Alexakis presented a $100,000 donation to My Room Children’s …
Telehealth provider pays $198k ad fine
Midnight Health enters voluntary enforceable undertaking after being handed 10 infringement notices relating to breaches of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has confirmed that Midnight …
Man breaks into pharmacy with bare hands
“I don’t know where he got the strength,” says police superintendent of man who broke into a pharmacy while heavily intoxicated The Gold Coast Bulletin has reported that at around …