Varenicline plus NRT for smoking cessation
Providing support and strategies to improve the likelihood of smoking cessation and manage side effects and withdrawal symptoms is an important role for pharmacists. Smoking abstinence rates can be improved …
Children’s mental health and wellbeing: the integration of pharmacists into the mental health continuum of care
Pharmacists can have a far-reaching impact on mental health outcomes for children through numerous strategies that promote early intervention, appropriate treatment and counselling, adequate monitoring, multidisciplinary collaboration, health promotion and …
Pharmacists critique Ahpra, Board
Consistent punishment, a freeze on fees and CPD expectations – what do pharmacists want to change about their Board? Ahpra and the National Boards have released results from surveys which …
Supporting the medicines supply chain
Pharmacists and the pharmaceutical industry are crucial partners in the quality use of medicines, writes Sylvain Vigneault as he marks the first anniversary of Viatris Pharmacists and the pharmaceutical industry …
Unlawful advertising
Fines issued over ivermectin and zinc lozenges for COVID-19 The TGA has issued three fines totalling nearly $8000 to an individual for allegedly advertising ivermectin and zinc lozenges to treat …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Trigeminal Neuralgia: Current Approaches and Emerging Interventions Trigeminal neuralgia is characterized by unilateral, severe, brief, paroxysms of sharp painful attacks in …
‘Skilled con-artist’ exploited pharmacists’ empathy and trust
Four pharmacists have told a Tribunal of a “sophisticated fraudster” who presented a single copied script 60 times and expertly distracted them The New Zealand Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal has …
Changing the label
Pharmacists question proposed label and advisory changes for OTC mometasone preparations Both the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the PSA had concerns over the proposed new advisory statements for labels …
Vax scheme crucial in light of mandates
What are the limits of the no-fault compensation scheme? And are vax mandates new? Researchers shared the latest info at the inaugural National Vaccine Forum The introduction of a no-fault …
Pharmacists give MedAdvisor thumbs up
The medication management company was the pharmacists’ choice winner at the PRIME Awards Melbourne-founded med-tech company MedAdvisor has taken home the gong for Pharmacists’ Choice: Pharma Company of the Year …
Helping women achieve their reproductive goals
An online network has been developed to support pharmacists to deliver contraception and abortion care Have you considered joining the Australian Contraception and Abortion Primary Care Practitioner Support (AusCAPPS) Network? …
Finding pharmacy’s innovators
It’s the final chance to nominate an entry for the UTS Innovative Pharmacist of the Year award The closing date for nominations to the Innovative Pharmacist of the Year 2021 …