Image-based script extension
The Department of Health has extended the image based prescription interim measure which allows the supply of PBS medicines from a digital image of a prescription Health says that the …
Research Study – Pharmacists and patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Are you a pharmacist who would like to share your experiences relating to the management of AF? A study is being conducted by clinicians and researchers interested in improving the …
Pharmacy disaster preparedness ‘poor to moderate’
Less than 18% of registered pharmacists were found to be prepared to respond to disasters such as bioterrorism in one study, Qld researchers discovered in literature review Researchers from the …
World news wrapup: 1 October 2020
Boots suspends flu jabs for less vulnerable; Irish pharmacists want to help make savings, inclusion in New Zealand UK: The Boots chain has reportedly suspended bookings for flu vaccination after …
Back to school matters: managing allergic rhinitis in children
ALLERGIC RHINITIS: PART 2 Emerging evidence suggests that allergic rhinitis can have a major impact on children’s daily activities and academic performance. A better understanding of the full impact of …
Fibromyalgia
This article addresses the many issues pertaining to fibromyalgia, a condition (or conditions) often misdiagnosed or dismissed by doctors, leaving the patient in pain. It is important that pharmacists are …
Frailty
Frail older people are vulnerable to minimal stress that can lead to functional impairment and adverse health outcomes. Pharmacists conducting medication reviews need to screen for frailty and consider the …
Age-related vision loss and medicine-induced ocular effects
The risk of medicine-related adverse ocular events is increasing as our population ages. By knowing the warning signs of the more serious adverse events, pharmacists can improve outcomes for their …
A new platform arises
Advantage Group and Instigo have entered into a merger agreement to create a new entity, Pharmacy Platform The merger brings together more than 350 pharmacy members across Australia and an …
Global Covid-19 deaths surpass one million
More than one million people around the world have now died from the virus in the past nine months There are now more than one million global deaths attributed to …
Women under stress
New research from Priceline has found that 95% of Australian women are experiencing stress – and for one in five it’s multiple times a day However, 59% of women have …
Diverted methadone implicated in another death
Multiple coroners have made recommendations for tightened access to unsupervised dosing and better education on storage, with further investigation encouraged in latest case A 71-year-old Victorian woman died in early …