Medicines relatively affordable, price index reveals
New figures show medicines in Australia are cheap in comparison to other countries US medicines are 307% more expensive than the median global cost but Australian medicines are 25% cheaper, …
‘This is critical, we can save lives.’
Take home naloxone pilot will kick off on 1 December across community pharmacies in three states The take home naloxone pilot will make naloxone available free and without prescription to …
Independents honoured
Pharmacy Alliance has named the winners of its second annual Pharmacy Awards, recognising the achievements of independent pharmacies across the country During its recent Members’ Forum in Cairns, Pharmacy Alliance …
Don’t fear pharmacist prescribing, says health economist
One expert has taken aim at comments from the latest high-profile doctor to attack the concept of pharmacist prescribing, Kerryn Phelps Greg Merlo, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University …
Robberies highlight fentanyl crisis, says paper
A woman with no prior criminal history robbed a pharmacy with a knife in a desperate bid to obtain fentanyl The Newcastle Herald has reported on the case of Ashleigh …
E-liquid child poisoning on the rise
The Victorian Government is the latest stakeholder to express concern about vaping, saying e-liquids are becoming increasingly more dangerous The Andrews Labor Government has launched a new campaign to raise …
How can pharmacists help to prevent falls?
New research from Monash University links falls with medication initiation and dose changes Researchers from Monash University’s Centre for Medicine Use and Safety (CMUS) have conducted a root cause analysis …
Most influential people in pharmacy: Shane Jackson
We speak to the next person in our 14 most influential people in pharmacy campaign, as voted by you Shane Jackson Interim CEO (and former president), PSA Community pharmacist and …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news De-Intensification Of Blood Glucose Lowering Medication In People Identified As Being Over-Treated This study shows that de-intensification of glucose-lowering medication occurred …
Codeine poisonings plummet
More research has confirmed a drop in codeine-related poisonings following the controversial upschedule The rescheduling of all codeine-containing products as prescription-only medications from 1 February 2018 is associated with a …
Crossing borders
One stakeholder has issued a warning to Australians after a man was arrested for bringing his medication into Bali Seven News reports that Michael William Petersen, a former Australian Air …
Back together
Sigma has announced that it has made a new supply agreement with Chemist Warehouse In a market update, the wholesaler announced that a new first-line agreement has been reached with …