real-time monitoring
The week in review
It’s been a busy week, with several pieces of legislation affecting pharmacy The guarantee to preserve existing pharmacy location rules was among several measures tabled in Federal Parliament this week, …
MedsASSIST and codeine: a snapshot
Survey data shows 93% of consumers support pharmacists supplying codeine without a prescription under strict conditions Following the results of a July survey into consumer attitudes towards the impending upscheduling …
Victoria moves on real-time monitoring
The state government has rejected the federal EERCD system, this week introducing legislation to deliver its own real-time prescription monitoring system The Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Real-time Prescription …
The week in review
For the most part, it’s been a positive week in Australian pharmacy The Pharmaceutical Society’s conference, PSA17, has seen a number of positive announcements made: Health Minister Greg Hunt declared …
Prescription painkillers kill more than heroin
The Guild has called again for real time monitoring after data show prescription painkiller overdose deaths have overtaken those from heroin The rate of accidental deaths due to opioids is …
The week in review
Happy Easter! We take a look back at the last week in community pharmacy As we head towards Easter, sector eyes have been looking towards next month’s Federal Budget: there’s …
Upschedule ‘missed opportunity’ without real-time recording
Pharmacists are disappointed that a real-time recording system won’t be introduced with codeine upschedule, says PSA The TGA announced products containing codeine will not be able to be sold over …
The week in review
We take a look at the last week in pharmacy With only a few more sleeps left ’till Christmas, a lot of Aussies are already well and truly into the …
Don’t implement real-time monitoring alone: expert
A proposed real-time monitoring system might do more harm than good if it’s not backed up by other measures, an addiction expert has told MJA InSight. Professor Nick Lintzeris, Clinical …
Prescription overdose deaths continue to climb
Organisations are again calling for real-time prescription monitoring across the nation to combat the alarming figures The Penington Institute has released Australia’s Annual Overdose Report 2016 and its findings reveal a …
PSA calls for national real-time reporting
Hundreds of lives would be saved and hospitalisations reduced if a national real-time recording and reporting system for medicines was adopted, according to a new statement by the PSA. Recent …