Headlines
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Emergency meds supply
Friday | Mar 31 2017EX-TROPICAL cyclone Debbie is still impacting on the supply of PBS items and the Department of Health has announced interim measures to assist pharmacists facing the resulting challenges, especially around dispensing.
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MedsASSIST common sense
Friday | Mar 31 2017THE postponed shutdown of the Pharmacy Guild's MedsASSIST codeine decision support system for pharmacists (PD breaking news) is simple common sense that has been backed across the board.
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PSA nominations explosion
Thursday | Mar 30 2017THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has received an "unprecedented number of nominations" for positions on its State and Territory Branch Committees, including from a record number of female and Early Career Pharmacists (ECPs).
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MedsASSIST closes today
Thursday | Mar 30 2017THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has announced the shutdown of its MedsASSIST real-time recording system, with the system to be discontinued effective tonight.
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NSW/ACT Intern PotY
Wednesday | Mar 29 2017HIGH-ACHIEVING intern pharmacist Seema Khiani (pictured 2nd from left) has been announced the winner of the PSA MIMS NSW/ACT Intern Pharmacist of the Year Award by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA).
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Natural disaster provisions
Wednesday | Mar 29 2017THE Federal Parliament has passed new legislation which aims to improve arrangements for PBS pharmacies affected by disaster.
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Hospital pharmacists have GRIT
Tuesday | Mar 28 2017THE Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has released the first edition of its new quarterly journal, titled Pharmacy Growth, Research, Innovation and Training (GRIT).
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Apr price disclosure hits
Tuesday | Mar 28 2017THE government has hailed the impact that PBS reform is having on consumers' hip pockets, announcing that the cost of more than 1100 medicine brands will be reduced from next month.
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Pharmacy-led review for diabetes
Monday | Mar 27 2017PHARMACIST-LED review of diabetes patient care increased the number of key care processes administered and improved diabetic control during the year of program delivery, but abated during the year after, in a study supporting the management of type 2 diabetes (T2D).
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Millions missing out on vax
Monday | Mar 27 2017UP TO 3.8 million Australian adults are missing out on free vaccinations each year, putting themselves at risk of contracting life-threatening, yet preventable infections, according to a report in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) today.