downscheduling
Pushback on blue pill proposal
Sildenafil downschedule to OTC again proposed, but doctors’ group rejects pharmacy model in submission The TGA’s medicines scheduling committee will consider a proposal for 50mg sildenafil to become available as …
Downschedule decision on allergic rhinitis drugs
Bid to downschedule existing fixed-dose combination products containing both azelastine and fluticasone propionate rejected in interim decision An application to amend the existing S2 entries for azelastine and fluticasone propionate …
Docs slam S3 budesonide proposal
A proposal to downschedule budesonide would be harmful to patients as “pharmacists are not clinically trained to diagnose and treat asthma,” says the RACGP And difficulty accessing GPs in rural …
Throat sprays downscheduled
Low-volume flurbiprofen throat sprays have been moved to open retail sale The Therapeutic Goods Administration’s medicines scheduling body has decided to move low volume flurbiprofen throat sprays to open sales, …
The self-care perspective
Deon Schoombie, CEO of Consumer Healthcare Products Australia talks about pharmacy’s role in self-care education and the latest developments on medicine scheduling Dr Deon Schoombie, CEO of Consumer Healthcare Products …
AMA ‘late to the party’ on OCP talk
The AMA has slammed pharmacies as “retail shops” where it is inappropriate to discuss sexual health, but the Guild says they’re “out of touch” The Australian Medical Association has issued …
OTC cannabis at CWH
A medicinal cannabis company has entered an exclusive deal with Chemist Warehouse, as low-dose cannabidiol goes S3 Cannatrek Limited made the announcement on Wednesday, saying that it will supply the …
Some CBD meds downscheduled
The TGA has announced a final decision to downschedule certain low dose cannabidiol (CBD) preparations These preparations are set to be downscheduled from Schedule 4 (Prescription Medicine) to Schedule 3 …
Proposal to increase pack sizes for general sale of ranitidine rejected
Pharmacist intervention for the drug is “critical”, says delegate, while further interim decisions were made to downschedule rizatriptan, modified release melatonin and topical adapalene An interim decision has been made …
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 …
A suitable environment?
Hospital pharmacy group shares concerns about community pharmacy environment over downscheduling medicines – but the Guild says most pharmacies are properly equipped The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) …
‘You can’t just give out a pill and expect that that’s actually good medical care.’
A leading doctor has criticised the findings of an Australian study which found a significant cost saving in downscheduling oral contraceptives to Pharmacist Only The study, conducted by researchers at …