SHPA names its best and brightest
Associate Professor Ian Coombes has been named the recipient of the Fred J Boyd Award at Medicines Management 2018, the 44th SHPA National Conference In awarding the prize on behalf …
AHPRA ‘shocked and appalled’ by GP attack on pharmacist
Addressing pharmacists’ concerns, the organisation says it will be reviewing its policies and procedures in relation to safeguarding the confidentiality of notifiers This month AJP reported the story of an …
Tuesday Twitter roundup
The best in tweets for pharmacy and health this week… A huge THANK YOU to the pharmacist who just saved my patient from getting a 10-fold overdose because of my …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look around at recent research news Deprescribing conversations: a closer look at prescriber–patient communication Exploration of initiation, style and content of patient and healthcare provider communication …
Stop calling them ‘painkillers’
A new paper from the SHPA has exposed national inconsistencies in provision of pharmacy services to reduce the risk of opioid misuse “These tablets, they’re not lollies,” outgoing president of …
Pharmacist partied so hard he was suspended
A British pharmacist had difficulty breathing, lay down in the dispensary and had to have an ambulance called after taking cocaine for “three days straight” Peter Barr, who was employed …
Use our expertise: PSA
PSA is urging Victoria’s returned Labor Government to consider improving Victorians’ access to healthcare by better utilising pharmacists across the state The Andrews Labor Government was returned in a landslide …
Not enough statins?
Nearly half of people admitted for acute coronary syndrome do not receive intensive statin therapy within 12 months, mostly due to them not being prescribed, a study has found Sydney …
New MHR legislation passes
The Australian Parliament has passed a second round of protections to strengthen privacy for My Health Record On Monday the Australian Digital Health Agency announced that the Federal Parliament had …
Changing of the guard
Incoming SHPA president Peter Fowler has paid tribute to Professor Michael Dooley, who has announced he is stepping down as SHPA president Prof Dooley made the announcement during SHPA’s Medicines …
Dig deep for distressed colleagues
Tuesday, 27 November is GivingTuesday, and the Pharmacists’ Support Service is using the day to launch its Christmas appeal Giving Tuesday, which is often hashtagged as #GivingTuesday, is an American …
Ambulance call-outs for pregabalin have spiked – here’s why
by Shalini Arunogiri, Monash University; Dan Lubman, Monash University, and Rose Crossin, Monash University Pregabalin (sold under the brand name Lyrica) is prescribed as an anti-epileptic and a painkiller for …