‘Strong and pragmatic advocate’ for pharmacy services to retire
Stakeholders have praised the outgoing Secretary of the Department of Health, as a new leader emerges Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Wednesday that Glenys Beauchamp PSM has decided to …
Looking behind the curtain
The reality of medication reviews is a program full of band-aids and add-ons, argues Karalyn Huxhagen When Home Medicine Reviews (HMRs) were launched, we were promised interactive programs with GPs …
‘At least my computer doesn’t nag me when I reach for the biscuits.’
Pharmacists shouldn’t be telling customers to lose weight, or they may risk turning people away to online pharmacies, argues this commentator A National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) …
Pharmacies ‘often targeted on weekends and after hours’
There has been a recent spate of fraudulent S8 prescriptions along the east coast of Australia, indemnity insurance provider warns Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL) is reminding pharmacists to remain vigilant …
Change brewing for tenants
What do amendments to Victoria’s Retail Leases Act mean for pharmacy? Stephanie McGrath takes a look The recent Retail Leases Amendment Bill in Victoria introduced changes to leases for retail …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Benefits and harms of intensive glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes The body of evidence shows no meaningful benefit …
College takeover wins approval
Members of the Australian College of Pharmacy have accepted a proposal for it to be effectively taken over by a branch of the Pharmacy Guild According to College President Chris …
The top ten
What were our readers interested in over the holiday season? As we get into the swing of 2020, let’s take a look back at the major news items our readers …
Smoke set to worsen back-to-school asthma
The National Asthma Council is calling on pharmacists to help children with asthma be well prepared for this year’s back-to-school asthma spike The jump in asthma exacerbations as school goes …
Security problem not so intractable
State, Territory and Commonwealth governments are supporting new standards for secure messaging, saying that the standards will be mandatory in future procurement for applicable systems The joint statement was shared …
Frequent excessive testosterone prescribing
The Medical Board has issued a statement regarding a GP reprimanded over his overprescribing of testosterone The Board says that Dr Onsy Hanna was the subject of a hearing at …