HPV vaccination
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination: an update
The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine schedule became a one-dose schedule in February 2023, with catch-up as a single dose extended to all Australians aged 25 and younger under the National …
Sexual health services enhance access to care
Community pharmacists can positively impact patients’ sexual and reproductive health, but barriers remain including remuneration, workload and legislation Pharmacists’ role in sexual and reproductive health is “feasible and highly accepted …
New vax “could prevent 90% of cervical cancer cases”
With strong new evidence published this week, the PBAC has recommended the 9-valent HPV vaccine replace the current quadrivalent one In response to a request from manufacturer Seqirus, the Pharmaceutical …
Are changes to cervical screening program safe?
In response to concerns about raising the screening starting age from 18 to 25, researchers have reviewed the risks As previously reported in the AJP, from December 2017 the biennial …
Study: HPV vaccine working to reduce rates of genital warts
There is mounting evidence the HPV vaccination program is preventing cervical disease, writes Dave Hawkes Dave Hawkes, Honorary Fellow at Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Melbourne The human papillomavirus (HPV) …