Guild responds over price hike accusations
The Guild has written to PainAustralia after its CEO suggested that pharmacists were responsible for increasing the price of low-dose codeine Last week the CEO of PainAustralia, Carol Bennett, said …
Tasmanians to track low-dose codeine
Tasmania is leading the way as it sets up real time monitoring of formerly-OTC codeine, pharmacy stakeholders say The island state has announced that it plans to implement Drugs and …
Methadone patients vilified: Guild
The ‘Methadone madness’ story run by a current affairs program was highly irresponsible, writes Anthony Tassone This was an appalling piece trying desperately to parade as journalism which could only …
Keep the bugs outta the club
NPS MedicineWise and American Express Openair Cinemas have announced the first place winners of a national short film competition to raise awareness about antibiotic resistance In the Preserve the Power …
Charity night for pharmacist support service a ‘great success’
It was a wonderful night with people both young and old coming together, says PSS President Members of the Pharmacists’ Support Service (PSS) ran a charity dinner event on Wednesday …
‘Come work with me’ in rural pharmacy
Rural and remote pharmacies are being given the opportunity to show their colleagues just why they love working in these areas The “Why I love rural pharmacy” competition also acts …
Take it from the top: treating scalp conditions in the pharmacy
Community pharmacy is often the first place people go to for advice and treatment for common scalp conditions. Pharmacists need to be able to identify and differentiate between these conditions …
Making sense of self-prescribing: Who? What? Where?
State and territory requirements vary regarding prescribers’ abilities to prescribe for themselves or their family. Being aware of the jurisdictional restrictions on self-prescribing and self-administration of medicines by authorised prescribers …
Dizziness, vertigo, or giddiness: assisting patients
Dizziness is a common and very distressing condition. Due to the confusion about terminology and the range of conditions implicated it is vital for pharmacists to obtain a careful history …
World news wrapup: 1 March 2018
Missouri pharmacy stops providing lethal injection drugs; Ohio pharmacist a life-saver after spotting melanoma; Canadian pharmacist suspended after privacy breach St Louis, Missouri: A BuzzFeed report has identified the pharmacy …
Methotrexate — less can be more: development and evolution in use
Low-dose methotrexate has been used for decades in the management of autoimmune conditions including rheumatoid arthritis. While long used orally as a once weekly dose, pharmacists are increasingly seeing methotrexate used weekly as a subcutaneous injection, administered by the patient or their carer. Pharmacists should be able to counsel patients on the mode of action, as well as both the oral and subcutaneous use, of this medication.
Pharmacy attacked over staff of Asian background
A pharmacy owner has expressed disappointment after Queensland politician Bob Katter accused his staff of not speaking adequate English During a debate on the Migration and Other Legislation Amendment (Enhanced …