Pharmacists leading the way with stewardship tool
A group of WA health stakeholders are set to evaluate an antimicrobial stewardship decision support tool The tool, Antimicrobial Pathways (AMPs), will be evaluated by a collaboration between the Digital …
Remove pharmacy vax red tape in 8CPA: report
Covid and NIP vaccines will at some point need to be managed under the same arrangements, and should be harmonised, a new report says, noting that the current framework creates …
Control the controllables
Community pharmacy owners need to be proactive in maintaining the viability of their stores, with the 8CPA unlikely to be a cure-all for the sector, Capital Chemist Group chief executive, …
Another diabetes drug scarce until end 2024
Eli Lilly’s Trulicity had been been ‘go-to’ replacement for in-demand Ozempic Trulicity, the type-2 diabetes preparation which had been a regular stop-gap option when the much-hyped Ozempic was in short …
AFT sees 24% hike in sales Â
Flagship Maxigesic products and Australian OTC business contribute the most to latest half yearly results Maxigesic manufacturer AFT Pharmaceuticals has reported higher bottom-line profit and revenue after continued robust demand …
Dispensing-only product likely sold to consumers: TGA
Paracetamol products without child-resistant packaging may have been directly supplied to consumers, the TGA warns The Therapeutic Goods Administration has issued a statement saying it has become aware that some …
Scope expansion key to boosting access to care
Health minister keen to embrace skincare role for pharmacists to ease pressure on health system Extending pharmacists’ scope of practice to include the treatment of certain skin conditions will improve access …
Oral corticosteroids—not always forever
Pharmacists conducting comprehensive medication reviews need to take a best possible medication history to identify long-term and cumulative use of oral corticosteroids, recommend medications to optimise underlying conditions, identify other …
The importance and skill of saying no
When a pharmacist is unable to fulfil a patient’s request for a particular medicine or service based on their professional opinion and legal and ethical obligations, it is important that …
Multimorbidity
Patients with complex multimorbidity experience a substantial burden not only because of their chronic health problems but also as a result of the treatments they receive. Multimorbidity also poses problems …
Sports supplements: the role of pharmacists in ensuring safe supplementation
By providing education, guidance and information, pharmacists can play a role in ensuring all purchasers of sport supplements—athletes, their parents, partners or carers—know how to use them safely, writes Karen …
Vaping: e-cigarettes in smoking cessation
What is the evidence for nicotine vaping products in smoking cessation and their impact on health more generally? By Sandra Rackemann BPharm (Hons), AACPA, Professional Development Pharmacist, Australasian College of …