Hypertension and antihypertensive drugs
When it comes to managing hypertension, pharmacists have an important role in medication management, disease state education, blood pressure measurement and monitoring, and patient counselling. By Dr Louis Roller PhD, …
Diabetic ketoacidosis: an overview
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a serious, acute, life-threatening condition that can occur in people with diabetes, and requires immediate medical attention, writes Sonal Patel. Dr Sonal Patel BPharm, GCPH, PhD, …
The importance of holistic skincare
This article focuses on the importance of the holistic skincare routine of cleansing, moisturising and photoprotection in alleviating signs and symptoms of acne, rosacea and atopic dermatitis and improving quality …
The pharmacy dilemma
Finding the balance between healthcare and business management remains a problem for pharmacy “Not all community pharmacists will be managers or want to be, creating a barrier to educating pharmacists …
The crackdown on vaping
Ahead of the May federal Budget, Health Minister Mark Butler announced a new crackdown on e-cigarettes. What does this mean for vapers, for smokers, and for pharmacists? Both vaping and …
Week in review
The 60-day dispensing saga continued to roll on during the week, while concerns continued to grow over the changes to the opioid treatment program 60-day dispensing remained the biggest topic …
Guild heads off government dispensing payment moves
It’s June 1938 and the Guild shows politicians the error of their ways while the AJP looks at how to compete with chain stores The passage of the National Health …
More evidence for charting
Call for more widespread adoption of medication charting in cancer units following study findings Use of Partnered Pharmacist Medication Charting (PPMC) in oncology units is associated with significantly lower rates …
Should public hospitals be able to provide CTG medicines?
Stakeholders are addressing the exclusion of public hospital pharmacy from providing PBS medicines, under the Close the Gap scheme The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia is continuing its advocacy …
Ozempic shortage pain to continue until year’s end
TGA underscores ‘limited availability’ means drug should still only be prescribed for type-2 diabetes There will be continued “limited availability” of diabetes drug Ozempic until 31 December 2023 due to …
Chemist Warehouse plans ‘up to’ 20 Irish outlets
And the ‘McDonald’s of pharmacy’ will open a 7th new pharmacy in July says Irish press report Chemist Warehouse has plans to open as many as 20 pharmacies in Ireland …
New opioid deprescribing guidelines a ‘balancing act’
New opioid deprescribing guidelines have been published by researchers led by a hospital pharmacist In her work in the hospital sector, early career pharmacist Dr Aili Langford has already seen …