Tasmania aligns pharmacists’ scope for NIP rollout
Tasmania updates state vaccination program to enable pharmacists to administer full suite of NIP shots from 1 January 2024 Pharmacist immunisers in Tasmania will be able to initiate and administer …
Warning issued for ResMed masks
Concerns magnets used in ResMed positive airway pressure (PAP) masks may impact implanted devices are behind new product warnings Patients using ResMed Pty Ltd AirFit and AirTouch PAP masks are …
Pharmacists key to boosting mental health care
PSA calls for funding to support pharmacists to play a greater role in mental health care, by improving quality use of medicines (QUM) Pharmacists have a vital role to play …
Risk management processes in pharmacy: compounding and beyond
The webinar aims to make pharmacist practitioners aware of the risks involved in delivering a compounding service, or a service where similar risks are inherent. Issues compounding pharmacists may encounter …
Medicinal cannabis
The prescribing and supply of medicinal cannabis is a rapidly expanding area of practice in Australia With this emerging field comes the need for comprehensive risk management considerations and strategies …
MPs need pharmacy education: CAPS
Pharmacy owners are being urged to educate local politicians about the work community pharmacists do, as negotiations for the Eighth Community Pharmacy Agreement (8CPA) continue With the deadline for the …
Pharmacists need to know more about antimicrobial resistance: FIP
New study’s report card on threat say knowledge level is high but still room for improvement through more education Pharmacy curricula broadly require improvement to help pharmacists deal with the …
Cost remains a barrier to medicines
Increasing numbers of patients are delaying getting medicines or skipping scripts completely due to cost, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data reveals Cost barriers to accessing healthcare remain firmly in …
ATAGI shifts Covid vaccine preference
Monovalent Omicron XBB.1.5 Covid-19 vaccines are now the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation’s (ATAGI’s) preferred option for individuals aged five years and older ATAGI has updated its guidance regarding …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Embedded on-site aged care pharmacists in Australia Qualitative semistructured interviews explored the roles of early adopters of Australia’s embedded on-site pharmacist …
Appeal over pharmacist’s Airtasker lawyer claim
Unable to practise pharmacy after he was disqualified from re-obtaining his registration, a pharmacist claimed he was a practising lawyer on Airtasker The district court of Queensland has heard the …
Supplement sellers still keen on Chinese trade
Blackmores boss enthusiastic but Swisse owners feeling the pinch in paediatric market Swisse vitamins owners have described China as “a pivotal market” accounting for over 70% of its revenue but …