Headlines
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Pharmacist cut CVD risk
Monday | Dec 2 2019PHARMACIST-LED interventions can play a key role in preventing cardiovascular disease, new research reveals.
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Scrap barriers to pharmacist flu vax
Friday | Nov 29 2019PHARMACISTS should be allowed to administer influenza vaccinations to children from as young as six months of age, a US paediatrician believes.
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Fears over meds safety
Friday | Nov 29 2019FEDERAL MP, Julian Hill, has taken aim at the Government over its lack of "specific commitments" on medicines safety, close to six months after Health Minister, Greg Hunt, announced it would be a National Health Priority Area.
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FIP plan aligns to PSA’s 2023 vision
Thursday | Nov 28 2019PLANS to promote quality use of medicines, and push for "full utilisation" of pharmacists outlined in the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) in its 2019-2024 Strategic Plan are being welcomed by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA).
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Pharmacy test-and-treat
Thursday | Nov 28 2019PHARMACISTS in Wales have helped to reduce pressure on local general practice services and reduced antibiotic consumption by providing a sore throat test-and-treat (STTT) service in a pilot program.
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Vexatious notifications
Thursday | Nov 28 2019THE Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) has announced the launch of a series of podcasts, dubbed Taking care, designed to help health practitioners, the first looking at vexatious notifications.
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Evidence favours pharmacist Rx
Wednesday | Nov 27 2019SUGGESTIONS that financial interests will supersede patient safety if pharmacists are empowered to prescribe, do not match the reality in jurisdictions where prescribing is part of pharmacists' scope of practice, a Queensland-based research says.
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Pharmacy backs Gov on aged care
Wednesday | Nov 27 2019PHARMACISTS have voiced their support for the Federal Government's $500 million cash injection into the aged care sector.
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Codeine poisonings drop
Wednesday | Nov 27 2019THE rescheduling of all codeine-containing products as prescription-only medications from 01 Feb 2018 has been associated with a 53% drop in codeine-related presentations at a major Brisbane hospital's toxicology unit, according to research published in the MJA.
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Profession backs aged care funding
Tuesday | Nov 26 2019PHARMACY organisations are welcoming a Federal Government decision to allocate $25.5 million, which will increase access to medication management reviews (MMRs), and reduce the use of chemical restraints in aged care facilities.