women’s health
Unexplained threatened miscarriage
Caring for women experiencing miscarriage requires time, empathy, and clear communication. By answering their questions sensibly and safely, the pharmacist can significantly improve the patient’s experience and trust in her …
Negotiations ongoing for women’s health trials
Department hopeful agreement can be reached on the design of trials to enable pharmacists to initiate hormonal contraception National trials aimed at improving access to PBS subsidised contraceptives and treatment for uncomplicated …
Vulvovaginal candidiasis: managing thrush in pharmacy
Also known as thrush, vulvovaginal candidiasis is a common infection caused by an overgrowth of yeasts that naturally occur in the vagina. This article aims to outline risk factors, symptoms, …
UTI management—more than antibiotics
The growing problem of antimicrobial resistance means the non-antibiotic strategies should be considered for the prevention of recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs). What are these non-antibiotic management options and how …
Management of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and hyperemesis gravidarum
Community pharmacists are often the first point of contact for pregnant women experiencing mild to moderate symptoms of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. As such, they play a critical role …
Emergency contraception: best practice and clinical update
A 2024 emergency contraception survey found only 70% of pharmacies stocked ulipristal acetate, compared to 98% that stocked levonorgestrel,1 meaning that many patients may have difficulty accessing the emergency contraception …
Ensuring mothers and babies thrive
Pharmacy is playing a key role in delivering maternal and childhood healthcare, Guild president says Expanding pharmacists’ scope of practice is enabling families to access healthcare and advice when they …
Next gen progestogen-only pill (POP) added to PBS
Oral contraceptive with 24-hour missed pill window added to PBS, along with combination therapy for women with fertility issues Around 80,000 Australian women paying privately for the progestogen-only oral contraceptive …
Women’s health hit by cost-of-living crisis
Interest rates may have been cut – just a little – but the cost of living crisis continues to bite, and it’s hitting women’s ability to access medicines Community pharmacists …
Pharmacist expertise informed new health move: stakeholders
The federal government’s new women’s health initiative will be a “game-changer” for women and girls, says one stakeholder Advanced Pharmacy Australia national president Tom Simpson has lauded the inclusion of …
Community pharmacists to write their first PBS scripts
National trials for pharmacy UTI and contraceptive pill services, new menopause and contraceptive treatments on the PBS, and more choice in contraceptives announced Pharmacy and other health stakeholder groups have …
Women’s health PBAC boost
Endometriosis, OCP drug listings recommended to increase access and multiple treatment options for women The PBAC has recommended unrestricted benefit listings of drospirenone with ethinylestradiol (Yaz and Yasmin) oral contraceptive …