infectious diseases
Viral hepatitis
By understanding the various subtypes of hepatitis and the latest treatments available, pharmacists have a key role in educating, counselling and the ongoing management of patients with hepatitis. By Dr …
Measles on the move
NSW Health has confirmed the first case of measles in NSW since February 2020 The case, a person in their 50s, acquired their infection while travelling in Asia last month, …
Clinical tips: Chickenpox (Varicella)
Vaccination against chickenpox has been interrupted due to COVID in some regions, writes Karalyn Huxhagen, so pharmacists need to know how to manage it When I was a child if …
Discourage meds stockpiling: PSA
Australians continue to be warned against panic buying of medicines and other health-related products, as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country continues to grow With 40 cases …
Poll: Are patients giving you a hard time?
With health anxiety rising in the community, out of stocks and price changes, are patients becoming increasingly abusive in pharmacy? The beginning of the 2020s has brought significant stressors for …
Out and about with measles
People infected with measles have visited a Sydney Chemist Warehouse and a Perth TerryWhite Chemmart The South Eastern Sydney Local Health District has issued an alert after a new case …
The week in review
As face masks and hand sanitisers sell out across the country, health authorities are calling for calm about Coronavirus this week, while pharmacists were honoured over the long weekend A …
Nine Coronavirus cases confirmed
The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak of novel Coronavirus to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern According to WHO figures from 30 January, more than 170 …
‘Calm and vigilance’ needed on Coronavirus
The number of cases of novel Coronavirus confirmed in Australia has risen to seven, as NSW Health says two patients have been discharged Queensland Health has called for calm and …
Standing ready
Pharmacists have been recognised as having a key role to play amid unease about the novel coronavirus Writing in this week’s edition of Pharmacy Guild newsletter Forefront, executive director Suzanne …
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 …
Person with measles visits pharmacy
On Tuesday Health Vic announced that a new case of measles has been identified in a returned traveller from Italy – the first case of measles identified in Victoria this …