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The week in review
For yet another week, vaccination was a key issue in pharmacy headlines; also making the news were pharmacists in emergency settings, and off-label use of doxylamine Federal Health Minister Greg …
Pharmacy students undertake ‘hands-on’ role
How have students been involved in Australia’s high-stakes vaccination rollout? Alex Vo is 21. He’s a Monash pharmacy student in his fourth year – and, suddenly, also a key foot-soldier …
‘We won’t go back to what we did before.’
AJP speaks to a Melbourne pharmacy professor and a student on how education and placements have been transformed during the COVID-19 pandemic The pandemic has sped up changes which may …
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 …
Fallen students recognised
Lost student soldiers of WWI honoured with posthumous degrees by Monash University Monash University has honoured the lives of four fallen students who fought in World War I by conferring …
What happened following the codeine upschedule?
PBS data shows no evidence of increased opioid prescribing in the year after the codeine reschedule, with overall opioid use trending down, according to ongoing research It’s been over one …
$1 million for pharmacy education
Monash University has launched a new fellowship enabled by the largest philanthropic gift to pharmacy education in contemporary times Monash University’s Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has this week …
Online pharmacy simulation tool recognised
Monash University’s pharmacy faculty has won silver and bronze medals at the QS Reimagine Education Awards in San Francisco for its MyDispense software Monash University’s Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences …
Staff Spotlight
Pharmacy intern Vasilios Sotiropoulos has recently been recognised for his research into the real-world costs of hepatitis treatment This month, ex-NAPSA Director Vasilios Sotiropoulos won the top prize in intern …
Pharmacy researcher scores second national award
Monash Pharmacy PhD student Erica Tong has been awarded the 2017 Sir Richard Stawell Memorial Prize This prize awards a research paper that addresses a medical subject of clinical significance. …
Pharmacist scores research excellence award
Monash Pharmacy PhD student Erica Tong has received a prestigious award from the MJA for her research paper on reducing medication errors in hospital discharge summaries Erica Tong has received …
New combo therapy to be listed
A new combination therapy for type 2 diabetes, which can be prescribed alongside metformin, is set to be listed on the PBS from 1 April Glyxambi, a new oral, fixed-dose …