restrictions
Medical abortion dispensing to be open to all pharmacists
Landmark TGA easing of restrictions on MS-2 Step prescribing and dispensing from 1 August All pharmacists will be allowed to dispense medical abortion preparation MS-2 Step and it can be …
The crackdown on vaping
Ahead of the May federal Budget, Health Minister Mark Butler announced a new crackdown on e-cigarettes. What does this mean for vapers, for smokers, and for pharmacists? Both vaping and …
Push to open up medical abortion dispensing to all pharmacists
“A gamechanger” if submissions to government regulators are accepted, says MS-2 Step sponsor The pharma company which sponsors the two-step medical abortion pills is calling for a major revamp of …
Pharmacies still essential during Victoria’s ‘State of Disaster’
Clarification on pharmacy visits as Melbourne moves to Stage 4 restrictions with curfew and regional Victoria to Stage 3 Community pharmacies across Victoria may continue to operate as usual during …
The acid test
With restrictions now imposed on standard dose PPIs, have education initiatives had any impact on prescribing? Recently introduced restrictions on the prescribing of subsidised proton pump inhibitors have been supported …