‘Patchwork of pilots’ not good enough
AdPha calls for nationally consistent, fit-for-purpose pharmacist prescribing in team-based care Advanced Pharmacy Australia’s new position paper on pharmacist prescribing says prescribing of PBS-subsided medicines should be considered a priority. …
Poll: The fuel crisis and you
With the country at Level Two of its national four-level fuel security plan, what changes are you making to your everyday pharmacy-related travel? Speaking at the Viva Refinery in Geelong, …
‘It’s great to see you take a stand’
Staff at a NSW pharmacy arrived for work one Saturday morning to find that it had been boarded up by their landlord As staff at the Woolgoolga Coastal Chemist near …
Artri Ajo King tablets ‘should not be taken’: TGA
Regulator warns of health risks posed by unapproved tablets sourced online Consumers are being urged not to take an imported product labelled Artri Ajo King tablets, after testing found undeclared medicines diclofenac and …
The week in review
Doctors demand scope consultation, NSW joins nation on prescribing change and another ransomware attack were among the topics our readers clicked on this week Changes to healthcare policy, including expanding …
A valueless cheque
Fraudster jailed for 12 months after using “a valueless cheque” while shopping in a pharmacy It’s April 1906, and 56-year-old Victorian, William Westgarth, is set to spend a year behind bars after being convicted of using fake cheques to buy medicines, the …
Pharmacists ‘notably excluded’ from MBS: Bonner
Leader in aged care pharmacy argues for MBS-billed “team-based prescribing” over autonomous prescribing Pharmacist prescribing along with other pharmacy clinical services should be integrated into Medicare via the MBS, argues …
‘You can only be who you see’
Female visibility in pharmacy research increased over more than two decades… but progress is needed in editorial leadership, a new study finds A new study has found a “substantial rise” …
Mind the gap: pharmacist funding needs consideration
Safe in-home care provided by pharmacists needs to be appropriately funded, says one stakeholder group Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has provided a submission to the Pricing framework for Australian Support …
Accuhaler product correction
GSK issues product correction for six batches of its Flixotide and Pavtide Accuhalers The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has announced that sponsor, GSK Australia, has identified that “a small number” of accuhaler devices for …
Doctors want ‘strong consultation’ on scope changes
On the ground, there may be high levels of trust between GPs and pharmacists, but when it comes to scope changes, there needs to be greater consultation, the AMA says …
Could pharmacy services impact practitioner safety?
As pharmacists’ work takes them further into one-on-one work with patients, are they increasingly at risk of sexual and other harassment? Pharmacists providing services such as home medicines reviews and …