Hospital pharmacy backs upschedule
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists has sided with medical groups in their stance on the regulatory decision Last week, all State and Territory Health Ministers except for South Australia’s new …
What will the 2018 flu vaccine include?
The TGA has accepted committee recommendations for next year’s flu vaccine, which brings a new virus strain into the fold While this year’s flu season – one of the worst …
Confirmed flu notifications surpass 200,000
This year’s flu cases are more than double those of 2015 As of 16 October there have been a total of 212,365 laboratory confirmed notifications of influenza in Australia this …
Inner strength
Ministers have gathered at Parliament House to discuss plans to improve bone health and reduce fractures – with 160,000 fractures due to poor bone health this year alone With World …
Real-time script monitoring laws pass Parliament
The Victorian government has passed legislation to allow a mandatory prescription monitoring system to roll out by 2018 The Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Real-time Prescription Monitoring) Bill 2017, …
Pharmacists at ‘frontline’ of billion-dollar OTC sector: Hunt
Working with PSA, Guild and pharmacists is a “real pathway” for giving Australians better access to OTC meds, Health Minister tells World Self Medication Assembly Being able to access safe …
Promoters pull plug on pill testing trial
After years of planning, negotiation and confirmation, trial organisers found out they had been dropped over social media… what happened? Festival promoters have decided to drop a pill testing trial …
Homeopathy, naturopathy struck off private insurance list
The government will be removing private health insurance subsidies from a range of natural therapies As part of the Federal government’s overhaul of the private health insurance system, cover for …
Mental health scripts, patients in the millions
Latest numbers show millions of Australians are accessing health services and prescriptions for mental illness every year The Federal Government has released its Fifth National Mental Health Plan this month, as new …
Recognising severe skin drug reactions
An MJA article looks at severe cutaneous drug reactions – a major cause of both morbidity and mortality in Australia There are key diagnostic figures that present early with severe …
Facebook and Google data reveals key health trends
Search terms such as “vegan” and “mental health” have risen, while “fitness” and “obesity” declined significantly, according to University of Canberra study A report, released on Monday by Federal Assistant …
Pharmacists raise alarm over doctor’s opioid prescribing
A Victorian medical practitioner, who was suspended in the US after several pharmacists raised concerns, has had suspension of his Australian licence confirmed Dr Mahmood Ahmad, a doctor and anaesthetist …