Agenda Setters: Michael Dooley
AJP chats with Michael Dooley, who was voted by readers as pharmacy’s third leading Agenda Setter Professor Michael Dooley, the current President of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) …
1 Oct price cuts
Health Minister Greg Hunt has highlighted impending price drops on 24 medicines, as another price disclosure cycle kicks in But the worst of price disclosure for pharmacies is already “done …
Lack of hope: hospital pharmacists ready to walk
Hospital pharmacists in the ACT’s public system are heading towards industrial action, as understaffing puts patients at risk, says PPA Significant understaffing is leading to conflict with other health professionals, …
Faxed S8 requests and expired drugs
The Pharmacy Board has published two case summaries to highlight pharmacists’ obligations… including one where S8s were regularly dispensed with no valid script In its latest newsletter, the Board has …
Prepare for tick season
It is important for pharmacists to recognise that tick bites are potentially very dangerous and need to be treated as soon as possible Community pharmacies have a critical role in …
Could newer hormonal contraceptives reduce ovarian cancer risk?
A nationwide cohort study has found contemporary forms of hormonal contraception prevented an estimated 21% of ovarian cancers in young women About 100 million women around the world use hormonal …
A snapshot of pharmacy ownership
The majority of owners plan to move towards a professional services model, but those who do not cite uncertainty or unaffordability, according to Guild CPA survey results The Pharmacy Guild …
Behind the scenes
The Health Minister has signalled there may be potential for some amendments on price disclosure, says community pharmacist insider Community pharmacist and owner of an independent pharmacy in Rozelle, NSW, …
How much GP time do pharmacists free?
A new study published in the British Journal of General Practice has examined how providing additional pharmacist prescribing resources can free up GP capacity and time The study, Releasing GP …
GP pharmacist claims don’t pass the pub test
Moves towards integrating pharmacists into GP surgeries duplicate roles and may drain community pharmacies of talent, writes Catherine Bronger Suggestions made in a recent report that integrating non-dispensing pharmacists into …
Clinical tips: osteoporosis and bone health
Bone density is a surrogate for fracture risk, write Jarrod McMaugh and Carlene McMaugh Pharmacists are well versed in the nature of bone density and how it affects the risks …
Pollen expert warns on asthma
People with hayfever are being urged to get tested for undiagnosed asthma, as a new study reveals the condition’s impact Associate Professor Cenk Suphioglu, the head of Deakin University’s pollen …