Supply and demand
Move pharmacy to the forefront of medicinal cannabis supply as obstacles continue to block patient access, MPs argue More needs to be done to ensure Australian consumers can access approved …
Disqualified after prescribing to sex workers
The Medical Board has issued a statement about Dr Syed Islam, who has been reprimanded after a pharmacist called the police about a suspect script Dr Islam has been disqualified …
New listings
The Health Minister has highlighted new PBS listings from Monday, March 1, including drugs to treat MS, asthma and diabetes From March 1, Zeposia and Atecture Breezhaler will be listed …
Poll: How much vaccine hesitancy are you seeing?
Now that Australia has begun vaccinating against COVID-19, we’d like to know how confident your patients are feeling about the jab On Sunday, Health Minister Greg Hunt announced that after …
Millions of inhalers to be kept out of landfill
Eco-friendly re-usable inhalers for Spiriva and Spiolto are PBS listed from today Reusable Respimat inhalers for Australians with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have been PBS listed from …
Lung function tests
Lung function tests are an essential part of diagnosis and ongoing management of chronic airways disease. Pharmacists can play a key role in identifying people at risk of, or with, …
Complementary management of sleeping difficulty
Helping a customer with sleeping difficulty involves identifying and minimising any obstacles to achieving sleep and then tailoring appropriate interventions, which may well include non-pharmacological approaches and complementary medicines, writes …
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Exposure to traumatic events commonly results in a degree of psychological distress. In most instances psychological symptoms of distress settle down in the days to weeks following the event. However, …
Pharmacy partnerships: they’re like a marriage
When partnerships work, they’re beautiful, when they don’t, it’s a disaster, says John Thornett. How can you avoid the worst? In pharmacy land there has been some seriously impressive partnerships …
The week in review
Pharmacists were at the centre of this week’s biggest news: the first COVID-19 vaccinations in Australia There was exciting news in the COVID-19 crisis this week, with the beginning of …
What it’s like to be a PSS Volunteer
What’s it like to volunteer for the Pharmacist Support Service? A pharmacist describes the experience of helping your peers needing support Training to be a PSS volunteer is not only …