How can governments communicate with multicultural Australians about COVID vaccines?
It’s not as simple as having a poster in their language, say researchers Holly Seale, UNSW; Abela Mahimbo, University of Technology Sydney; Ben Harris-Roxas, UNSW, and Nadia Chaves, La Trobe …
Benzos, stimulants commonly co-ingested with quetiapine
Around one in 10 people in this group of Aussies used the antipsychotic medicine quetiapine for non-medical purposes Among 7,000 people who injected drugs in Australia between 2011-2018, approximately one …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Reducing Medical Admissions and Presentations Into Hospital through Optimising Medicines (REMAIN HOME) Integrating pharmacists into 14 general practices to review medicine …
Check your mailbox
Cyber security, rural pharmacy allowances, education and shopping mall profitability. Take a peek inside our March print journal The March edition of the AJP magazine should be landing in your …
Supply and demand
Move pharmacy to the forefront of medicinal cannabis supply as obstacles continue to block patient access, MPs argue More needs to be done to ensure Australian consumers can access approved …
Disqualified after prescribing to sex workers
The Medical Board has issued a statement about Dr Syed Islam, who has been reprimanded after a pharmacist called the police about a suspect script Dr Islam has been disqualified …
New listings
The Health Minister has highlighted new PBS listings from Monday, March 1, including drugs to treat MS, asthma and diabetes From March 1, Zeposia and Atecture Breezhaler will be listed …
Poll: How much vaccine hesitancy are you seeing?
Now that Australia has begun vaccinating against COVID-19, we’d like to know how confident your patients are feeling about the jab On Sunday, Health Minister Greg Hunt announced that after …
Millions of inhalers to be kept out of landfill
Eco-friendly re-usable inhalers for Spiriva and Spiolto are PBS listed from today Reusable Respimat inhalers for Australians with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have been PBS listed from …
Lung function tests
Lung function tests are an essential part of diagnosis and ongoing management of chronic airways disease. Pharmacists can play a key role in identifying people at risk of, or with, …
Complementary management of sleeping difficulty
Helping a customer with sleeping difficulty involves identifying and minimising any obstacles to achieving sleep and then tailoring appropriate interventions, which may well include non-pharmacological approaches and complementary medicines, writes …
