Better access for CTG patients
Hospital doctors will now be able to write Close The Gap scripts – but hospital pharmacies are still left out of the scheme An announcement by the Commonwealth Department of …
E-scripts being expanded across Melbourne
Pharmacies in the greater Melbourne region with software capability can now commence dispensing e-prescriptions, the Australian Digital Health Agency has announced While previous communications stated electronic prescriptions should only be …
7CPA: not everything is as it seems
Is the 7CPA merely a case of community pharmacy retaining the ‘status quo’? Or does it offer the opportunity for a broader future? Bruce Annabel and Mal Scrymgeour investigate Portuguese …
Privacy: into the breach
What can pharmacists do if there is an accidental breach of a patient’s privacy? PDL has some advice Principal Kellie Dell’Oro and Solicitor Jeremy Smith of Meridian Lawyers have penned …
The week in review
Pharmacy was in the media spotlight this week, with concerns aired about its role in COVID-19 testing and News Corp attacking it over medicines prices The Palaszczuk Government announced on …
Prescription opioids: a needed discussion
While the tightening of opioid rules might bring pain and panic, for patients and healthcare professionals alike, there’s hope for a positive outcome Over the past decade there has been …
AJP chats with… Sandra Minas
The first in our series of Zoom interviews as we chat with pharmacists about their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic “Looking back at the start of the year, obviously not …
Revenge not sweet for former pharmacist
A pharmacist has been sentenced after he set up a fake gay dating profile for a former employer and told a pharmacy director’s relative that her partner had HIV Stuff …
‘Better late than never.’
Pharmacy staff are now listed by the Victorian Department of Health for priority COVID-19 test results Pharmacy staff have had “very mixed experiences” when presenting for COVID-19 testing and requesting …
‘Medication safety has become a global emergency.’
The key role, including positive impacts, of pharmacists in supporting medication without harm are described in a new publication from the International Pharmaceutical Federation The World Health Organization reports that …
Shortage alert
Pharmacists are advised that there is a shortage of oral contraceptive pills containing the combination ethinylestradiol and norethisterone The TGA has advised health professionals and consumers that there is a …
Clinical tips: bowel health
There may be many reasons for bowel symptoms, writes Karalyn Huxhagen The Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) produced an authoritative text to assist health providers to understand the classification of …