Headlines
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Inappropriate prescribing a threat
Wednesday | Apr 22 2020EFFORTS to prescribe unproven treatments to tackle COVID-19 outside of clinical trials should be avoided until evidence is available to support their use, academics believe.
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Medicines shortages still a concern
Wednesday | Apr 22 2020AUSTRALIA'S COVID-19 threat may have stabilised, but ensuring medicines supplies to hospitals remains critical to patient safety, the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) warns.
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Board to announce plans for interns
Tuesday | Apr 21 2020CONCERNS over the ability of pharmacy interns to meet their registration criteria as a result of the COVID-19 are set to be the focus of the Pharmacy Board of Australia's monthly meeting this week.
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Geography limits access
Tuesday | Apr 21 2020SMALL rural pharmacy owners are calling on the Federal Government and suppliers to stop debating what constitutes a medicines shortage and focus on patients in need.
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Flu jab push gets shot in the arm
Monday | Apr 20 2020PUBLIC and private stocks of influenza vaccines are set to be replenished after the Federal Government announced it had secured three million additional doses.
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Telepharmacy coming
Monday | Apr 20 2020PHARMACISTS will be able to provide Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement-funded medication reviews to patients over video and teleconferencing platforms from tomorrow (PD breaking news).
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Staffing fax now critical to pharmacy
Friday | Apr 17 2020MONITORING incoming faxes has never been more important following the introduction of bulk-billed telehealth consultations, TerryWhite Chemmart Professional Practice Manager, Chris Campbell, believes.
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Don’t waste PPE: PSA
Friday | Apr 17 2020PHARMACY staff using personal protective equipment (PPE) must not treat it as "a fashion accessory", TerryWhite Chemmart Professional Practice Manager, Chris Campbell, says, with other health professionals rationing their supplies.
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Pharmacy’s pivotal roles
Friday | Apr 17 2020COMMUNITY pharmacists have a vital role to play in managing patients and minimising transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic, a Chinese expert says.
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Substitution plan ‘almost unworkable’
Thursday | Apr 16 2020PROPOSED solutions to extend pharmacists' scope of practice enabling therapeutic substitution of medications without approval from the prescriber are "almost unworkable", Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) National President, Dr Chris Freeman, believes.