Clinical tips: Potentially inappropriate medicines
Here’s how to identify medicines that may be potential targets for deprescribing, writes Amy Page Polypharmacy is a growing public health concern and medicines safety is a vital health issue …
Supporting patients with chronic respiratory disease
Resources supporting pharmacists to provide services to people with chronic respiratory diseases has been published by FIP The resources—covering asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease—have just been released by the …
PBS cuts a step closer
Legislation to cut the maximum PBS co-payment has passed the lower house, which the Guild says will help reduce “horrible” patient decisions about going without medicines “After our legislation passing …
World news wrapup: 29 September 2022
Latest UK funding deal a bitter disappointment to stakeholders; pharmacy crime still escalating in Calgary; NZ campaign for free scripts England: Newly announced funding arrangements will be “devastating” for the …
Cost of medicines in the spotlight
Pharmacist speaks up on need for affordable medicines as Parliament debates co-pay bill The federal government has tabled its National Health Amendment (General Co-payment) Bill 2022, bringing what it says …
Nearly a million in fines over cannabis advertising
The TGA has issued a slew of infringement notices about alleged unlawful advertising of therapeutic products, including 73 to three cannabis companies The Therapeutic Goods Administration has said in a …
New offerings from SHPA
SHPA to launch two new pathways for accredited pharmacists and embedded pharmacists in residential aged care, plus a new conference and awards All current or aspiring accredited pharmacists can undertake …
Australia ‘not yet COVID-stable’: review
Availability of vaccines and treatments will continue to play a key role in 2023 and 2024 due to uncertainty over future COVID variants, independent report finds A need to mitigate …
Flourish in pharmacy: practical pathways to better teamwork
Pharmacy owners and an employee pharmacist share methods they have implemented, or experienced first-hand, to enhance communication and teamwork in this webinar 25 October 2022 | 8-9.00PM AEDT How can …
Pharmacy’s past, present and future
In this podcast, pharmacists talk about how the profession has evolved to its present condition and where they think it’s going in the future Our podcast host, Carlene McMaugh, speaks …
Pharmacist steals codeine forte from CWH
A pharmacist had managed her migraines with OTC codeine, but later started stealing stronger products from the Chemist Warehouse where she worked The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has heard …
Box cutter robbery at CWH
A man said he needed painkillers and benzos “before I do something stupid,” as he robbed a Chemist Warehouse Newcastle Local Court has heard of the erratic behaviour of a …