PBS price disclosure cuts to hit this weekend
More than 1100 medicine brands are lined up for price reductions of up to 30% beginning this weekend From 1 April, commonly prescribed medicines including rosuvastatin, diclofenac, fentanyl transdermal patches, …
“Common sense” changes passed by Senate
The Senate has passed a bill of changes for pharmacists covering disaster processes, date of death entitlements The National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2016 was passed by the Senate …
Undervaccination in adults a key concern: MJA
While focus has primarily been on children and the vociferous anti-vaccination lobby, a large proportion of adolescent and adult Australians still remain undervaccinated In an article published in the Medical Journal …
Cannabis to help you snooze?
An Israeli company is formulating the first “cannaceutical” aiming to help people with insomnia and other sleep disorders The product, called ican.sleep, is a “cannaceutical” (pharmaceutical-grade cannabis product) that is …
Combined OCPs protective for lifetime cancer risk
An extensive study has found oral contraceptive use is associated with reduction in some cancers for up to 35 years The study of more than 46,000 women recruited by the …
Early medical abortion “effective and safe”: study
A large study has found mifepristone-buccal misoprostol use for pregnancy termination up to 63 days gestation is an “effective and safe alternative” to surgical abortion An observational cohort study has …
How do pharmacists navigate social media?
Community pharmacists are very aware of blurring the boundaries of professional and personal through social media, and mostly use it to correct misleading health information Research led by the Faculty …
Australian community pharmacy reaches milestone
2017 represents the first flu season that trained community pharmacists will be able to administer flu shots nationwide More than seven million Australians aged 18-64 are planning to have a …
NT decriminalises abortion and legalises access to RU486
Meanwhile there is continued pressure on the NSW and Queensland governments to follow in NT’s footsteps The Northern Territory Parliament has passed legislation decriminalising and legalising abortion, as well as extending …
Julia Gillard to head beyondblue
Former PM Julia Gillard has been named the new Chair of beyondblue, taking over from Jeff Kennett at the end of June Ms Gillard was elected unanimously for the role …
Coroner warns against daily long-term paracetamol use
A coroner has concluded the death of a Tasmanian man was due to paracetamol toxicity after daily use for more than a decade Maxwell John Free passed away aged 64 …
Pharmacies not “worst offenders” in refunding crackdown
A CHOICE article labelling pharmacies among the “worst offenders” in failing to uphold Consumer Law was based on a small number The AJP can reveal that a CHOICE article labelling pharmacies …