New Hepatitis C treatment TGA registered
The TGA has registered a new treatment regimen for the treatment of chronic Hepatitis C.MSD announced that Zepatier (elbasvir/grazoprevir) with or without ribavirin has been registered by the TGA for …
Medicines: the state of the nation
Slight drop in pharmacy-based adverse event reports as prescription statistics give a view of Australia’s medicine usageThe latest data from the PBS Australian Statistics on Medicine 2015 report, released late …
Potential new drug to treat severe, uncontrolled asthma
Trial results suggest treatment could be used as an add-on therapy for severely asthmatic patientsTwo phase III, double-blind, randomised controlled trials including more than 2500 participants looked at the safety and …
Rivaroxaban resource now available
The Guild Pharmacy Academy has launched a new course on rivaroxaban.With the end of the CPD year fast approaching, the Guild Pharmacy Academy has announced another new online course to …
Spring hayfever season predicted to be a bad one
Pharmacists, get your nasal sprays ready…Experts are warning more pollen than usual is set to hit the east coast of Australia.Associate Professor Ed Newbigin from the University of Melbourne, who …
The benefit of buying in bulk
Should pharmacists be offering advice to chronically ill patients to use bulk non-PBS prescriptions?The cost burden of PBS medicines is such that prescribers and pharmacists should consider making chronically ill …
Sick notes one way to take up GP burden
Community pharmacies have the skills, expertise and infrastructure to help ease the burden on GPs which the medical profession believes is a drain on the effective use of doctors’ time …
National Advanced Practice Credentialling now open
Pharmacists seeking to have their advancing practice formally recognised can now register for the second round of the National Credentialing program through the Australian Pharmacy Council.APC CEO Bronwyn Clark says …
Ley on medicine label changes
Health Minister reveals safety concerns that prompted the changesIn early August, the AJP reported that medicine labels in Australia were to change for the first time in 15 years – …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest research relevant to community pharmacy Comparative efficacy of nonhormonal drugs on menopausal hot flashesNon-hormonal drugs are considered an option for treatment of …
‘A pharmacy without a pharmacist is a shop.’
A pharmacy without a pharmacist is just a shop, the president of the UK’s Royal Pharmaceutical Society has told a conferenceAny Amazon-isation of pharmacy would be to the detriment of …
SHPA Residency Program kicks off
Directors of pharmacy and clinical educators from over 50 hospitals from around Australia were present in Sydney at SHPA’s launch of its Residency Program today.“SHPA today planted the seeds of …