schedule 3
Pushback on blue pill proposal
Sildenafil downschedule to OTC again proposed, but doctors’ group rejects pharmacy model in submission The TGA’s medicines scheduling committee will consider a proposal for 50mg sildenafil to become available as …
Why S3 analgesics are beneficial for both patients and pharmacists
This 30-minute podcast discusses the medicines in the S3 analgesic category and how they can be most appropriately used. It explores how pharmacists may leverage S3 scheduled medicines to better …
A suitable environment?
Hospital pharmacy group shares concerns about community pharmacy environment over downscheduling medicines – but the Guild says most pharmacies are properly equipped The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) …
Maxigesic takes the lead
Maxigesic is outselling other paracetamol-ibuprofen brands in pharmacy There has been strong sales in schedule 3 30s packs, which the company says is significant as it means pharmacists are recommending it …
Keeping them separate
Should all S2 and S3 medicines to be kept behind the counter, with a completely separate area for CMs? And who supports this proposition? Recently the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration …
Updated guidelines on provision of EC
In response to a new emergency contraception going S3, the PSA has updated its guidelines for pharmacists Last week the AJP reported that EllaOne (ulipristal acetate 30mg tablets) had been rescheduled …