travel health
Do you know their travel plans?
Help keep your patients covered from Hep A to B1,2 Australians are back to exploring the world, with a notable 13% increase in departures this September compared to last year.3 …
Malaria prophylaxis: recommendations for travellers
Travellers to malaria-endemic regions should seek guidance from their healthcare providers, including their pharmacist, on safe and effective strategies to prevent malaria. By Dr Sonal Patel BPharm, GCPH, PhD, MACP …
More pharmacist jabs criticised as ‘gambling’ with children’s health
Pharmacists call for vaccine harmonisation, as doctors slam new regulations enabling pharmacists to vaccinate children aged two and up The Australian Medical Association has attacked an announcement by the Queensland …
Premier lauds ‘trusted source’ as Vic pharmacy pilot begins
The Victorian community pharmacist prescribing pilot is a “win” for patients, says the Guild, as state premier and health minister mark its beginning The Allan Labor government has said in …
Reaching new heights
How do you make your pharmacy a destination for travel health advice? Part two of our series In part one of our look at travel health in pharmacy we covered …
Flying high: looking at travel health
What role does your pharmacy play in travel health and is there the potential to increase your services in this area? Australians love to travel, with pre-pandemic statistics showing a …
‘There is more work to be done.’
Queensland is set to allow pharmacists to administer travel vaccines, but one stakeholder says it’s not enough Queensland Health has announced that trained pharmacists in the state will be able …
Crossing borders
One stakeholder has issued a warning to Australians after a man was arrested for bringing his medication into Bali Seven News reports that Michael William Petersen, a former Australian Air …
5 travel health myths
What are the real health risks of travelling? And just how prepared are Australians when it comes to travelling and health? Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccination division of pharmaceutical company Sanofi, …
Travel health in the pharmacy
AJP speaks with the owners of a travel destination pharmacy, who share their most commonly encountered concerns and recommended items New research shows that Australian travellers are losing holiday time …
Are families sedating kids with antihistamines?
A fifth of NSW families are sedating their children during long car trips, according to media reports over the long weekend – but a leading pharmacist has queried this statistic. …
New Guild training: overseas travellers
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has released its latest online pharmacist CPD course titled Understanding the needs of customers travelling overseas. This course addresses the fundamental knowledge required to deliver …