Testing times
A leading doctor has slammed the offer of pill testing kits in a pharmacy group – but the pharmacists say it’s a chance for a drugs counselling intervention AMA NSW …
Advancing Practice applications open
Advancing Practice has again opened for applications, marking Round 1 of the 2019 program and the second year of Australia’s new pharmacy practitioner credentialing pathway Round 1 – which closes …
New head for health watchdog
Monash University Associate Professor Ken Harvey AM is the new President of Friends of Science in Medicine In taking on the role, Associate Professor Harvey replaces Professor John Dwyer AO, …
An issue of ethics
Pharmacy Guild president warns of unapproved pharmacies dispensing medicines There have been recent cases of unapproved pharmacies dispensing medicines and claiming PBS reimbursement separately through an approved pharmacy, according to …
Why we need to talk about take-home naloxone
Stigma for those with opioid dependency is still a barrier to access, but experts point out that overdose in people who use opioids for chronic pain is also on the …
We need a leader
Australia needs a Chief Pharmacist, pharmacy needs to play a more central health care role and get greater access to vaccinations, PSA says A more visible, central presence for pharmacy …
Health has greatest expectations
Small and medium business confidence across the country has reached a nine-year high, new figures reveal The December Quarter 2018 Sensis Business Index, which measures the activity, expectations and confidence …
Codeine: what a difference a year makes… or does it?
As the low-dose codeine upschedule loomed, predictions were made of an increase in crime, an increase in scripts for stronger opioids, and patients left in pain… but did it happen? …
$1 off across the board
Pharmacy Guild calls on Federal Government to remove optional $1 discount and reduce PBS/RPBS co-payments by $1 for all patients in its pre-budget submission In its pre-budget submission published this …
$5 million for 24/7 pharmacies
NSW Labor has promised millions to expand the number of 24-hour pharmacies in the state With the NSW election looming on Saturday 23 March, the Opposition Labor government has announced …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news… The Role of Pharmacists in General Practice in Asthma Management This pilot study conducted by one pharmacist in a …
History, not harm, dictates why some drugs are legal and others aren’t
Nicole Lee, Curtin University and Jarryd Bartle, RMIT University look at the legal history of a number of illicit drugs Drug-related offences take up a lot of the resources within Australia’s …