PrEP drug wasted unless PBS listed
The Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations has welcomed the TGA decision to register a drug for HIV prevention as a major milestone towards ending HIV transmission. AFAO is now calling …
PSA secures peak body funding
PSA is one of several organisations which has secured funding under the open competitive tender process for the new Health Peak and Advisory Bodies Program. A total of 22 groups …
Deregulating pharmacy across the ditch
New Zealand’s government is preparing changes to pharmacy ownership which will mean pharmacies will no longer need to be part owned by a pharmacist, but by any “fit and proper” …
Absence of more PBS reform honours commitment
The 2016 Budget confirms the significant ongoing PBS savings provided by generic medicines, and signals the government’s intent to streamline medicine regulation processes, says GBMA. The absence of further PBS …
Cyber attacks a growth industry: Guild
One of the most precious assets in any pharmacy is the confidential data held on patients, medicines and business operations… and protecting that data from attack is therefore a priority …
Top 10 drugs of choice
What are the ten most prescribed drugs on the PBS? And which cost the most? PBS expenditure dropped by 0.8% in the year to 30 June 2015, a new report …
Forum: Doctors are handing out Endone like lollies
“Good article … We tend to assume that people with pain management problems are ‘problems’ themselves but once you take the time to get to know them it’s usually that …
Could a robot take your job?
Could pharmacists be made obsolete by apps and robots? Stakeholders in the US seem to think pharmacists’ traditional role could be automated – and that robots could do a better …
Pharmacy sector to enter a ‘terror zone’
Pharmacy is headed for a “terror zone” in its lifetime business cycle, according to IbisWorld. IbisWorld examined the life cycle behaviour of various industries, broken into 509 classes, shining the …
Clinical tips: act on vision change
Pharmacists can help people to identify when they need to investigate vision changes, write Dr Esther Lau and Professor Lisa Nissen That row of bath tiles you know are straight, …
New data reveals alarming stroke risk
Thousands of Australian men have been putting themselves at serious risk of a devastating stroke and the majority had no idea, new data show. As Australia’s Biggest Blood Pressure Check …
Delaying the inevitable
Pharmacists worried about what a late running report may recommend Four out of five community pharmacists have concerns about or fear disaster from the recommendations of the overdue draft report …