Nose picking awareness link to Covid amongst health workers
A new study has examined behavioural and physical factors which may contribute to the increased risk of Covid-19 amongst health workers Why not to pick your nose: Association between nose …
‘It’s been the nicest thing’
With the rising cost of living impacting locals, one Canberra pharmacy has stepped in to help out its community The Capital Chemist Wanniassa – a previous Pharmacy of the Year …
No change to locum program eligibility
Government rejects call to expand eligibility criteria for accessing the Rural Locum Assistance Program (RLAP) Calls for the RLAP eligibility rules to be amended to allow non-health professionals to access …
Recall sparks shortage
Sanofi-Aventis has notified the TGA that the tablet form of its vigabatrin product, Sabril, is in shortage The Therapeutic Goods Administration has said in a statement that the shortage has …
Minister determined to see pharmacy ‘thrive’
Some pharmacies will take a hit to their bottom line because of 60-day dispensing, but the government is committed to seeing the profession thrive, a Minister says Pharmacist-turned-politician, Emma McBride, …
Taxpayers not pharmacies should fund 60-day dispensing
Community pharmacies should not be left to carry the costs of delivering cheaper medicines to Australians, opposition leader says Taxpayers should bear the costs of the government’s 60-day dispensing policy, …
A guide to managing anal fissures
This article discusses anal fissures and is designed to provide pharmacists and other healthcare professionals with the necessary knowledge to effectively assist people suffering from this common anorectal condition. By …
Doctors’ fee hike will push patients towards pharmacies
50 years ago there was talk of pharmacist charging fees for services and being allowed more professional discretion Australia had recently pulled out of the Vietnam War, the still relatively …
Pharmacist dispensed on ‘blatant’ forgeries
A pharmacist should have considered a “sudden influx” of forged scripts from friends, and friends of friends, before supplying S8s, a Tribunal has heard The pharmacist faced the NSW Civil …
How community pharmacy can combat loneliness
Community pharmacy is “poised” to help reduce loneliness in the community, one pharmacist has told Parliamentary Friends of Ending Loneliness Pharmacist and health coach Jennifer Kirschner has presented to a breakfast …
Asthma update
The National Asthma Council Australia has released two new charts for health professionals managing and caring for patients with asthma The new items are a Asthma and COPD Medications chart, …
Care does not change purely on age: Hawthorne
Many people providing services to older people have implicit, rather than explicit, ageist beliefs, one stakeholder says – but a leading consultant pharmacist says there’s a growing understanding that age …