Pharmacist refusal, despite prescription
Pregnant women with morning sickness report being denied doxylamine and ondansetron by pharmacists, new Australian survey reveals A recent Australian survey of 249 women found approximately one in four reported …
Patient counsellor, shopkeeper, dispenser or clinician?
A review has found many pharmacists viewed themselves as dispensers and worried about being seen as “glorified shopkeepers” – but they want to move away from these identities Most pharmacists …
Unethical and unlawful conduct
Conviction, fine and ban for health practitioner who presented a forged script at a pharmacy, misappropriated opioids and removed medicines from Webster-paks A Victorian woman has been reprimanded and banned …
Ready and waiting
No more mass vaccination hubs should be activated until community pharmacies are engaged, says Guild president, as new Sydney centre opens its doors Community pharmacies are still waiting to be …
Making an impact
A drug checking service combined with brief intervention had a positive effect on participants at music festivals, according to a new study Drug checking services can engage productively with young …
PDL backs students
Who are this year’s PDL Student Grant winners? PDL has announced the recipients for its 2021 Student Grant, with a value of up to $5,000 each. The program aims to …
Women’s health on the agenda
Funding for cervical and breast cancer, endometriosis and reproductive health programs have been announced as part of the Federal Budget The Federal Government will invest $354 million over the next …
Ceasing use
An Australian study of 10,000 patients has found opioid cessation led to reduced pain and improved function in people attending chronic pain services Researchers from the Australian Health Services Research …
Two million doses surpassed
Five new reports of blood clots and low blood platelets are likely linked to the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, says TGA More than 2.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have now …
Script needed
Nicotine e-cigarettes laws are changing from 1 October, reminds the TGA, with pharmacists to play ‘an important role’ The TGA has published a reminder that Australians who use nicotine e-cigarettes …
BBQ shopper visited CWH
A new COVID-19 case in NSW visited multiple locations around Sydney, including a pharmacy that had to send all staff for testing NSW has recorded two new locally acquired COVID-19 …
‘I am ashamed of my actions.’
A health practitioner who inappropriately accessed electronic health records 154 times has been struck off after a colleague tipped off authorities An enrolled nurse has been struck off the register …