Flu cases higher than this time last year
Meanwhile a Brisbane doctor has broken ranks with colleagues, saying people should get their flu jab now There have been a total of 10,474 laboratory confirmed notifications of influenza in …
PSA appoints new general manager
An accomplished leader in the health field has joined the organisation to lead its policy and advocacy, the PSA has announced Outgoing CEO of the Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association …
Is cannabis one answer to the opioid epidemic?
New US research shows cannabis laws are associated with a significantly lower rate of opioid prescribing A cross-sectional study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA Internal …
MedAdvisor reaches one million
The Australian digital medication management company has reached a milestone MedAdvisor has announced that it has reached one million connected patients. Robert Read, CEO of MedAdvisor, said: “This is an important …
Prescribing slow-release opioids can be fatal, college warns
Health professionals have been warned about the risks of prescribing commonly used opioids such as fentanyl patches The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) has written to 34 …
Pharmacists flock to Advancing Practice
The first round of Australia’s new centralised mechanism for assessing pharmacists’ career achievements has received a strong nationwide response Applications for round one of Advancing Practice have exceeded more than …
World Pharmacists Day 2018: Your medicines experts
“Pharmacists are your medicines experts” is the core message of this year’s World Pharmacists Day, which falls on 25 September 2018 World Pharmacists Day 2018 will focus on the extensive …
Death caused by undetected e-prescribing error
A man’s death from opioid toxicity occurred due to “persistent failure of critical thinking” by those involved in his care, according to findings handed down by the NSW State Coroner …
#besmart
The Pharmacy Guild has developed social media guidelines for pharmacists Social networks and other forms of online electronic publishing are an important opportunity for small businesses to promote their services to …
World news wrapup: 5 April 2018
Walmart looking to scoop up online pharmacy start-up; addiction, anxiety leads to 20,000 stolen pills; UK pharmacist reaches MasterChef semi finals US: Walmart is reportedly in talks to acquire online …
Reprimand over S8 dispensing
A NSW pharmacist has been found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct related to 10 complaints about his dispensing of addictive drugs The pharmacist was first investigated by the Pharmaceutical Services …
Strategic bedfellows
Closer relationship between PSA and Guild flagged as leaders call for unity to collaborate on ‘projects of interest’ PSA National President Dr Shane Jackson has written a guest column for …