Clinical tips: naloxone
Who should be offered naloxone? The range of patients may be wider than some health professionals and patients think, writes Carlene McMaugh Naloxone is an important medicine for preventing toxicity …
Still on the wish list
Are two month prescriptions back on the government’s agenda? Recommendations made by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) that prescription lengths be doubled to two months for a range of medicines …
Hep C: more work to be done
Hepatitis C has declined by 60% among people who inject drugs since new cures for the disease were made available on the PBS, new data show The report, released by …
Towards cultural safety
AHPRA has announced a new partnership whereby health regulators will access cultural safety training PricewaterhouseCoopers Indigenous Consulting Pty Limited in partnership with Griffith University First Peoples Health Unit will deliver …
CWH raises a mill for men
After partnering with men’s mental health foundation Gotcha4Life, Chemist Warehouse has announced it has raised a million dollars Gotcha4Life aims to make a significant impact in the men’s mental health …
Trekking for teal
Nine pharmacists, support staff and a CEO are heading to Kokoda to raise money for ovarian cancer patients Newly appointed TerryWhite Chemmart CEO Duncan Phillips is among the group which …
World news wrapup: 25 July 2019
GP turf war ramps up across the Tasman; UK GPs welcome new pharmacy minor ailment service; CVS staff sacked over racial profiling New Zealand: The New Zealand Medical Association has …
A prescription for access
How does the situation on pharmacist prescribing in Australia compare with other English-speaking countries? Australia continues to lag behind other English-speaking countries in the introduction of pharmacist prescribing models, potentially …
Drought could raise Q fever risk
People in regional and rural NSW are being warned to get vaccinated and take other steps to guard against Q fever Drought and high winds may increase the risk of …
Qld trial ‘redundant before it starts,’ says GP
Queensland’s pharmacy trial would mean a conflict of interest similar to that found by the banking Royal Commission, says a leading doctor GPs continue to criticise moves towards pharmacist prescribing, …
A long history of misunderstanding
Pharmacists should be able to access the MBS when delivering services regardless of where they practise, says the Guild In this week’s edition of Forefront, Guild executive director Pam Price …
Twenty years too old?
With increasing changes to the way medicines are prescribed, and “alarming” levels of medicine-related harm, is there a need to update our drugs policy? Researchers have called for an update …