Nats embrace pharmacist UTI prescribing
The National Party has made enabling pharmacists to prescribe trimethoprim for acute UTIs one of its official policies At the National Party’s 2019 conference in Inverell, NSW over the weekend, …
Reprimand over missing S8s
A former pharmacist has been disqualified from applying for registration to practise the profession for 12 months, after he “put his head in the sand” over oxycodone discrepancies The Melbourne …
Ferguson leaves ‘enduring legacies’
Pharmacy stakeholders have commended Tasmania’s former Health Minister, who was moved from the state’s Health Ministry following a Cabinet reshuffle Tasmania’s new Health Minister is Sarah Courtney. Community pharmacies and …
Jail time and doubled fines for fake pharmacists
Tougher new penalties for people holding themselves out to be registered health practitioners From 1 July, amendments to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law will see people who pretend to …
Cardiovascular disease. Part 1: Palpitations, arrhythmias and QT prolongation
This first article in a series of three on cardiovascular disease explores palpitations, their causes, symptoms and treatments as well as investigating arrhythmias and QT-prolongation. Part 2 will look at …
The eyes have it: contact lens care in pharmacy
Contact lens care and appropriate hygiene remain the most important modifiable risk factors of complications associated with contact lens wear. However, rates of non-compliance with lens care procedures are high. …
Ethical leadership and the role of trust in the business of pharmacy
This article discusses the style of ethical leadership that should be adopted by the pharmacy profession, the emerging role of trust in organisations and within business teams, and the competitive …
Immunisation in aged care
Vaccination is important for older people as it provides protection against infectious diseases that otherwise may result in serious complications and even death. This article discusses specific vaccine and immunisation …
Recognising and managing opioid overdose in the community: a key role for pharmacists
Pharmacists across all settings have an ethical obligation to facilitate access to take-home naloxone within our community, and this access must be accompanied with appropriate consumer education to allow safe …
Doing the basics well
Eight tips that have helped keep successful pharmacy owners focused on the fundamentals of their business, by John Thornett Humanity has a great ability to complicate things that are not …
Retail bonanza
There’s still plenty of life in the use of catalogues in retail, even among younger customers, a new survey finds Australian consumers, even those in younger demographics, still heavily use …
Jail time over poisoning
A pharmacist has reportedly been handed a one-year sentence for selling two women weedkiller A 71-year-old pharmacist from a town in Belgium has been sentenced to 12 months in prison …