Easing anxiety
A new OTC option for symptomatic relief of mild anxiety is now available in pharmacies Anxiety is the most common mental health condition in Australia. On average, one in three …
National Pharmacies scores iconic Christmas Pageant sponsorship
South Australians will be celebrating the beginning of the festive season at the National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant from 2019 Hon David Ridgway, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment in South …
The week in review
It’s been a busy week in the pharmacy sector, with new information on drug trends, a number of health awareness days and another shot in the turf war There was …
Agenda Setters: Shane Jackson
There was little surprise in seeing the current PSA national president voted by AJP readers as pharmacy’s fifth leading agenda setter Since taking over the top role at PSA in …
Vaccination national consistency on the way?
The Pharmacy Guild has welcomed a move towards harmonising pharmacist vaccination across Australian jurisdictions The Federal, State and Territory Health Ministers stated that a nationally consistent approach to pharmacist administered …
How Mum’s diet could help colic
Researchers examined whether providing a low FODMAP diet to breastfeeding mothers could help reduce colic in infants… and the results suggest it could While avoiding “windy” foods is common among …
Sharp rise in Section 150s
A pharmacist showing up to work drunk, S8s going missing, inappropriate compounding and matters related to fraud are among behaviours that have seen pharmacists face Section 150 hearings Stuart Ludington, …
A vision of personalised care
By 2030, all Australians could have genetic screening done early in life to provide individual risk profiles, a new paper on personalised medicine forecasts The new Occasional Paper, from the …
‘The ’80s are calling Dr Zappala.’
Pharmacists are unimpressed with the latest pot shot from GPs, in which they were called “usurpers” Earlier this week, AMA vice-president Dr Chris Zappala wrote in Australian Medicine that he …
Labor backs small business tax cuts
Labor says it will back the Coalition Government’s plan to fast-track tax cuts for small and medium sized businesses On Thursday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced …
Pharmacy and the environment
Should pharmacists have a bigger role to play in sustainability and the protection of the environment? From medicines waste disposal to the health impacts of climate change, environmental issues go …
Clinical tips: COPD
Louis Roller takes a look at COPD and practice points for pharmacists “When you can’t breathe … nothing else matters” COPD is characterised by airflow limitation that is not fully …