Coverage surpasses national goal
Childhood immunisations reach record rates in first quarter of 2021 The immunisation coverage rate for five year olds has increased to a historic 95.22%. “This surpasses our national aspiration of …
A case of impairment
More than 20 conditions will be applied to a health practitioner who escaped being struck off, after practising while impaired with severe opioid use disorder A Sydney GP will continue …
Under fire
Pharmacist proprietor alleges bullying after complaints of inappropriate compounding and contravening pecuniary interest laws The former proprietor of a large compounding pharmacy, which dispensed prescriptions to patients throughout Australia, will …
Pharmacists, GPs urged to co‐prescribe naloxone
Opioid‐related mortality in people taking pharmaceutical opioids for chronic pain is common but can be prevented, say experts While pharmaceutical opioid prescribing and unintentional overdose deaths continue to rise, health …
‘It’s affected my life in many different ways.’
May is Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Month, with people living with the conditions urged to share their experiences and reach out for support By 2022, it’s expected that more than …
Patient-facing health workers exhausted
More than half of healthcare workers in this study were found to be suffering burnout A multi-country study conducted between March and June 2020 has found 67% of healthcare worker …
Clinical interventions: a ‘lost opportunity’?
Most pharmacists in this survey disagreed with the withdrawal of funding for clinical interventions Nearly 70% of pharmacists surveyed in the UTS Pharmacy Barometer 2020 said payment for the clinical …
Optimism rises, but employee pharmacists are left behind
Community pharmacy confidence has skyrocketed over the past year, but satisfaction and pay stagnates among employee pharmacists Confidence in community pharmacy is at an all-time high, according to a new …
Staff Spotlight: Jacqui Hagidimitriou
AJP speaks with the optimistic pharmacist, who is also a nutritionist and an artist 1. What has been your experience as a pharmacist since you graduated? I graduated in 2005 …
First active script list launched in Australia
My Script List provides pharmacies with a complete digital list of a patient’s current prescriptions and repeats Fred IT Group has launched Australia’s first digital script list, called My Script …
More AZ clotting cases reported
Three new Australian cases of rare blood clotting syndrome have been reported, but official health bodies maintain COVID-19 vaccination benefits still outweigh risks A 35-year-old NSW woman, a 49-year-old QLD …
More than 10K reports across 1.5 million doses
The TGA is “closely monitoring” adverse events related to COVID-19 vaccines, finding a rate of three cases of rare clotting syndrome per million doses There have been 10,619 adverse events …