Off-label scripts under the spotlight
Pharmacists should be notified when and why a drug is being prescribed off-label says MP who has called for an inquiry into the practice A federal MP, whose daughter suffered …
World news wrapup: 21 February 2019
US pharmacist facing charges over alleged hit plan on witness; Indian pharmacist attacked by rioters; Indiana considers ethical rights Baltimore, Maryland: A pharmacist has been charged with hiring a person …
Help us help: Quilty
The shortcomings of provisions for emergency medicines access have been highlighted by the Guild’s national executive director following disasters in Tasmania and Queensland The recent bushfires in Tasmania and other …
A snapshot of drug use
Alcohol and nicotine remain the most-consumed licit drugs in Australia, while methylamphetamine is still the most-used illicit drug, new data show The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission has released the sixth …
Man slammed for buying ice but not analgesics
A man who brought a screwdriver to a pharmacy to demand painkillers was suffering from an infection in his foot, a court has heard Shane Roger Kellow was looking for …
Everyone can be an effective advocate for vaccination: here’s how
Jessica Kaufman, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and Margie Danchin, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, take a look at how everyone can spread the pro-vaccination message The World Health Organisation (WHO) has named …
‘Protect our babies and children’
Leading doctors and paediatric experts call for minimum age for chiropractic patients after latest controversy A Melbourne chiropractor has come under fire after media outlets including 9News covered a Facebook video …
Finding the future leaders
New scholarship set up by Sirianni family to support pharmacy’s leaders and owners of tomorrow Well-known pharmacy consultants and supporters Frank and Mina Sirianni have announced the creation of the …
Retail pharmacy growth, revenue decline from PBS reforms
EBOS Group reports solid first half having acquired Terry White Group and anticipating start of its $1 billion Chemist Warehouse contract in July EBOS Group has released its financial results …
Embedded into the home
How valuable is the work that a residential care pharmacist could do? And should prescribing in this role be considered? University of Canberra researchers have provided case studies that reveal …
Getting the language right
Study finds Australian pharmacists are reasonably good with not stigmatising suicide, but more education is needed to aid in early interventions with at-risk patients A new study has found that …
‘Cannabis is very different from other pharmaceutical products.’
Health Minister Greg Hunt has said that medicinal cannabis shouldn’t be seen in a “mythical, mystical” context, at the launch of a national advocacy body Mr Hunt launched the Medicinal …