Pharmacist manager sold S4D drugs from his car boot
A pharmacist has had his registration cancelled after he sold S4 and S4D drugs in Sydney’s Star Casino car park for little more than wholesale price The pharmacist, who had …
Commission recommends lifting of RMMR caps
Urgent call for pharmacist prescribing rights, embedded pharmacists and more medication reviews after interim report released by Royal Commission into Aged Care “Shocking evidence” including widespread overprescribing of sedating drugs, …
‘Lifesaving’ medicine added to PBS
The newly listed nasal spray version of naloxone will also be made available as an option for the take home naloxone pilot A nasal spray form of naloxone, a medicine …
Pharmacy: the cornerstone of primary care
Why pharmacy needs to move out of the dark ages, and should there be a limited pharmacy prescribing formulary? Experts talk about pharmacy’s past, present and future In the second …
Clinical tips: antimicrobial resistance
Pharmacists have a significant role to play in the fight against antimicrobial resistance, writes Louis Roller “Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health, food security, and …
Shared decision making for hormone therapy
This article describes the treatment options for menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) and looks at the recent evidence about of the risks and benefits of MHT so that pharmacists can make …
Cardiovascular disease. Part 3: Dyslipidaemia and atherosclerosis
This is the third in a series of three articles on cardiovascular disease and explores dyslipidaemia and atherosclerosis, its causes, symptoms and treatments, as well as investigating newer drugs that …
Schedules 5, 6 and 7: the forgotten schedules
This article takes a closer look at the medicines, chemicals and poisons that are classified in Schedules 5, 6 and 7. It discusses some aspects that pharmacists should consider if …
Commonly used Pharmacist Only medicines: an overview
This article focuses on commonly used Pharmacist Only or Schedule 3 (S3) medicines, outlining legislation for the provision of S3 medicines, indications of S3 products, how to correctly counsel and …
S8 poisons kept in a drawer
Pharmacy licensees warned that cases of suspected serious breaches of drugs and poisons legislation will be referred to the Department of Health and could result in a prosecution Between August …
Fund a minor ailments service: study
New Australian research has examined how community pharmacists can help with several minor ailments The research was a collaborative partnership with Western Sydney Primary Health Network, the PSA and the …
Big gig for Aussie pharmacist
An Australian pharmacist has been appointed editor-in-chief of an important US pharmacy publication The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists has named Chris Alderman, former editor-in-chief of the Journal of Pharmacy …