prescribing
Week in review
Pharmacist prescribing trials captured the headlines this week, while pharmaceutical wholesaler, Sigma Healthcare, reported that 60-day dispensing is having little impact on its business Recruitment of pharmacists to participate in …
WA gives green light for pharmacist UTI treatment
Women in Western Australia can now receive treatment for urinary tract infections (UTIs) through community pharmacies Pharmacists in WA who have undergone specific training will be able to prescribe antibiotics …
GPs want ‘to clip that Medicare ticket’
Senator warns GPs may put profits before patients Budgetary measures aimed at curbing out-of-pocket healthcare costs, including 60-day dispensing, are unlikely to reduce patients’ spending at their GP, Senator Hollie …
World news wrapup: 27 July 2023
Pharmacists get the green light to prescribe; academic retains job after suspension over criticism of a political leader’s handling of Texas’s opioid crisis; UK committee slams government’s failure to meet …
Cautious pharmacists want mandatory training to extend scope
Community pharmacists are confident in their ability to play a greater role in the delivery of healthcare but believe formal recognition of their skills is needed More than 80% of …
Trials imminent for funded independent prescribers
UK to roll out NHS-funded pharmacist prescribers in community pharmacies, but on local soil, Australian doctors push back Pharmacist independent prescribing services will be trialled across England next year, reports …
High-risk prescribing under scrutiny
Leading pharmacist reviews the risks of polypharmacy, underprescribing and use of potentially inappropriate medicines in older people A review into medicine safety and preventing avoidable medicine-related harm in older patients …
Looking to the future
SHPA report recommends boosting collaborative prescribing and specialised roles, and strategies to combat the negative image of community pharmacy on careers The Society of Hospital Pharmacy’s new report – Pharmacy …
Codeine quantities confirmed
No lasting increase in low-dose codeine use following upscheduling, TGA says, as study reveals pharmacists’ post-schedule experiences The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has found there was a temporary spike in the …
Getting e-prescription prepared
COVID-19 has fast-tracked the introduction of e-prescribing. So how do you get your pharmacy e-prepared? asks Ben Wilkins How you deliver care to your patients is an area that is …
Is pharmacist prescribing the ‘holy grail’ for the profession?
Pharmacist prescribing in Australia is nearly two decades behind that in the UK, but will doctors manage to retain medical dominance? There is room for further acceptance of prescribing as …
Docs should resist hydroxychloroquine temptation, say experts
Doctors shouldn’t prescribe hydroxychloroquine for family and friends to treat COVID-19, write a group of authors including prominent pharmacists In Australian Prescriber the authors, who include Associate Professor Ian Coombes, …