Clinical
Greener asthma choice update
Good asthma control and more environmentally friendly choices don’t have to be mutually exclusive, say asthma experts The National Asthma Council Australia (NAC) has released new information in time for …
‘Imagine the impact pharmacists will have when you are regularly on-site’
Top-ranked complaints to aged care commission over the past decade could be addressed by on-site pharmacists, says leading expert Pharmacists have visited over 400 services across the country, providing education …
Changes confirmed
A raft of interim scheduling decisions have been confirmed, with some new Pharmacy, and Pharmacist Only, products A number of scheduling changes, announced as interim decisions earlier this year, have …
No change to paracetamol
TGA rules out a general sale option for small effervescent, child resistant, paracetamol packs The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has confirmed a preliminary decision to reject a proposal to allow …
Concern over low contraception use with oral retinoids
Only one in four women of reproductive age who are dispensed oral retinoids are accessing PBS-listed contraception, despite teratogenic risks, according to a new Australian study While rates of oral …
Embrace the future
The future of hospital pharmacy is “undeniably intertwined with the evolution of AI”, say academics Pharmacists should “embrace and lead the agenda” in using artificial intelligence as supportive tools to …
May MIMS update
A look at some of the recent changes to the medicines landscape, with new products, indications and contraindications New Product Nelarabine (Nelarabine‑Reach) is a pro‑drug of the deoxyguanosine analogue ara‑G. …
Shortfall in meds knowledge, therapies impacts women
Pharmacist training in women’s health and further PBS coverage for hormone therapies will help women receive better care for menopause, argues SHPA Pharmacists are “ideally placed” in both community and …
Victorian intern pharmacists to administer vaccines
Monash University pharmacy interns will join the state’s immunisation workforce under a new secretary approval The approval, introduced by the Victorian Department of Health, means graduate pharmacists completing their internship …
Keeping up with credentialing
Current credentialing arrangements for pharmacists have been extended into 2025. Experts in the field present a primer for medication management reviews Authors: Amy Page, Deborah Hawthorne and Brooke Shelly Pharmacists …
How should OTC analgesics be displayed?
Should paracetamol and ibuprofen be displayed for sale where children can reach them? What about right next to chocolate bars? One stakeholder weighs in The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of …
Think naloxone beyond opioids, expert warns
A pharmacist expert on opioids is calling for an “urgent upscale” in harm minimisation, following two coroner’s recommendations on illicit drug use Coroners Ingrid Giles and Simon McGregor have recommended …