Nearly seven times the recommended dose: pharmacist suspended
A pharmacist who supplied excessive quantities of injectable testosterone to a patient has been suspended for three months The Victorian pharmacist was found to have engaged in professional misconduct at …
Run on masks, pharmacists to be on Coronavirus alert
The Chief Medical Officer has urged pharmacists to find out their patients’ travel history and consider referring them to GPs, if there are concerns about the novel Coronavirus Dr Christopher …
MHR helps pharmacist in bushfire zone
Nearly 13 million My Health Records are now active after 490,000 new records had documents uploaded – in just one month And the records have proven invaluable to one pharmacist …
The next generation
What roles do pharmacy students want for the future, and what percentage think community pharmacy should transition into a “consultation” model? Pharmacy students are highly interested in prescribing and seeing …
Should we be worried about the new Wuhan coronavirus?
Ian M. Mackay, The University of Queensland and Katherine Arden, The University of Queensland look at the emerging problem The World Health Organisation has postponed its decision about whether to …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research PRN Medicines Management for Psychotropic Medicines in Long-Term Care Settings This review oers a description of PRN prescription and administration …
In the honours
A number of pharmacy and industry identities have been recognised in this year’s Australia Day Honours Among those receiving honours in this years awards are: *Emeritus Professor Vivian Bruce Sunderland …
Medicinal cannabis: what pharmacy wants
Low-or-no THC cannabinoids scheduled S4, more education for health professionals, PBS subsidy and national consistency can break down medicinal cannabis access barriers, say pharmacy groups In November 2019, the Senate …
The week in review
It’s been a turbulent week in the pharmacy sector, with considerable debate about aspects of the profession and its future There have been some strong opinions aired over the vote …
Pharmacists: we’re ready
Australian pharmacists say they’re ready to take on a wider range of deprescribed medicines Australian pharmacists believe the profession is ready to “safely and effectively manage” a wider range of …
Clinical tips: Nicotine Replacement Therapy
Pharmacy needs to retain its edge over supermarkets when it comes to NRT, writes Karalyn Huxhagen Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is growing in popularity due to a few reasons: High …
War of words continues over College restructure
College of Pharmacy president refutes “resentful” PSA claims that member vote to accept a Pharmacy Guild-backed proposal was not a “resounding endorsement” The president of the Australian College of Pharmacy …