Bacterial vaginosis
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common cause of symptomatic vaginitis in diagnosed cases, with the most commonly affected group being young, sexually active women. Pharmacists need to be able …
Medicines, medical conditions and driving
Pharmacists have an important role to counsel patients about the potential effects of all medicines, prescribed and non-prescribed, on possible driver impairment. This article aims to increase awareness of the …
Glaucoma: what you need to know
Pharmacists are well placed to help reduce the risk of glaucoma progression by recognising the signs and symptoms, counselling on appropriate medication use, and aiding in medication adherence, writes Dr …
A very testing condition
What role does pharmacy have to play in boosting the diagnosis and treatment of testosterone deficiency? Men are, of course, roughly half of the population, but as everyone in health …
Clinical tips: Medicinal cannabis
Tony Hall, Esther Lau and Lisa Nissen take a look at the current state of play with medicinal cannabis Patient demand for medicinal cannabis is still growing. Currently, there are …
The week in review
It’s been a busy week at the Pharmacy Guild, plus there’s been scrutiny on aged care and non-pharmacist ownership models The Fair Work Commission released documents showing that we’re now …
A flawed agenda
The Government’s current narrow focus on 60-day dispensing and the $1 discount is doing little to ease fears that universal access to medicines is under threat from its determination to …
A new experience
Webstercare’s new website aims to enhance the experience of both pharmacy and aged care clients Medication management industry leader Webstercare has launched it’s new website with “cutting-edge content to enhance …
TWC aims for 500
TerryWhite Chemmart has announced a plan for network growth and a ‘Performance Promise’ in a joint statement with parent company EBOS In the week prior to TerryWhite Chemmart’s pharmacist education …
Ramsay reports $2.7b Australian revenue
The healthcare giant says its community pharmacy franchise network is performing well, but also reports “challenging conditions” in Australia, citing the bushfires and coronavirus threat Ramsay Health Care has reported total …
No costs for appeal of S8, S4D ban
A Sydney GP will not receive payment of costs by Medical Council of NSW following Impaired Registrants Panel, but he will be allowed to continue prescribing S8 and S4D drugs A …
Undisclosed Sibutramine, Orlistat
Australians have been urged to bring any unused Bling Bling Sister BBS Superman capsules to their pharmacy for safe disposal The TGA has announced that Bling Bling Sister BBS Superman …