Clinical tips: multiple sclerosis explained
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system in which the myelin sheaths protecting nerve fibres becomes damaged and scarred. The name multiple sclerosis refers to scars …
QPIP leader baffled by GP call against pharmacist jabs
A call by doctor groups to “take a stand” against pharmacist vaccination is puzzling, says Tim Logan, Queensland Branch President of the Pharmacy Guild and leader of the Queensland Pharmacist …
Doctors get together to battle pharmacy vaccination
A group of primary care organisations have banded together to discourage pharmacy vaccination. The group, comprising the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), the Australian Medical Association (AMA), the …
Updated Australian Asthma Handbook released
The National Asthma Council Australia has released the updated Australian Asthma Handbook (version 1.1), the national guidelines for asthma management in primary care. The Handbook is published as a unique …
US pharmacists: more patient care, less dispensing
US pharmacists are performing more patient care activities in a variety of healthcare settings, and spending less time in the traditional dispensing role, results released from the Pharmacy Workforce Center’s …
Cancer drug delays not due to PBAC processes
The Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee has spoken out against a perception that delays in access to the listing of cancer (and other) medicines are due to PBAC processes. PBAC informed …
Consumers to pay more under deregulated pharmacy?
Professor Ian Harper has exposed a “glaring weakness” in his prescription for a de-regulated pharmacy market – consumers may have to pay more, not less, for their medicines under his …
Screen time, diet, exercise levels risky for kids
Children who get more than two hours’ screen time a day and those who often eat dinner in front of the TV are more likely to be overweight or obese, …
Guild creates pharmacy recruitment courses
The Pharmacy Guild has developed a suite of courses to support community pharmacy recruitment. The challenges currently facing pharmacy mean there is a need to find ways to streamline costs …
Pharmacy flu vaccination needs high standard: ISG
Pharmacists who provide flu vaccination services need to be visibly held to the same standards as GPs when providing the service, says a leading flu specialist – and they can …
Why professional pharmacy services are the future: GuildCare winner
Professional pharmacy services such as MedsChecks will be vital for the sustainability of community pharmacy, says the managing pharmacist of GuildCare’s Pharmacy of the Year. “Professional services are going to …
Keep eating fish, supplementing: CMA
Complementary Medicines Australia has responded to media reports that the National Heart Foundation is reviewing dietary and supplementation advice in relation to fish oil, based on a study looking at …