When medicines run dry, what's your backup plan?
12 July, 2019 by Matthew Bellgrove, Owner and Compounding PharmacistWhat do you do when your hospital pharmacy can't fill a script?
Opposition for Qld trial to treat UTIs with antibiotics
11 July, 2019The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has spoken out about a Queensland Government trial to relax the dispensing of an antibiotic to treat urinary tract infections.
Drug boosts growth in young patients with dwarfism
18 June, 2019A groundbreaking drug, developed in Melbourne, has had positive results in children with achondroplasia, a common form of dwarfism.
Love it or lose it
15 May, 2019 by Kristin Michaels*Lessons from a complicated history of hospital PBS funding.
Statins ineffective for 50% of high cholesterol patients
17 April, 2019A new study has found that half of patients on statins have still not achieved healthy cholesterol within two years, suggesting a need for personalised care.
When hospitals lead to harm: opioid year of action
11 March, 2019 by Kristin Michaels*With 70% of hospitals often supplying postoperative opioid prescriptions 'just in case', hospital pharmacies are in a position to take action.
New opioid prescription guide addresses growing addiction
08 February, 2019Double the number of Australians are dying from opioid addiction than heroin. A new opioid prescription guide for medical practitioners seeks to address this.
Keep EpiPens out of hot cars
18 January, 2019Patients should avoid leaving their EpiPens in hot cars in the summer as it decreases their potency, puttng patients at risk.
Neonatal vitamin D deficiency link to schizophrenia
07 December, 2018Babies born with a vitamin D deficiency are at a 44% higher risk of being diagnosed with schizophrenia later in life, highlighting neonatal care opportunities.
Personal care products linked to early puberty in girls
06 December, 2018A new study has found that common grooming and household products could be behind the increasingly early onset of puberty in girls.
HLP Controls B10 Temperature WiFi Data Logger
01 December, 2018The model B10 Temperature WiFi Data Logger monitors temperatures of vaccine, blood and food fridges easily and wirelessly.
Young man dies from inhaling deodorant
16 November, 2018Deodorant contains substances that can be used for inhalant abuse, and is a risk for the vulnerable.
Medicine shortages addressed in law
13 November, 2018 by Kristin Michaels*The SHPA, together with other industry groups and the government, has worked to develop a new protocol, coming into effect on 1 January 2019.
Automatic temperature monitoring in hospitals
31 October, 2018Temperature monitoring for vaccines, blood products and food in hospitals and medical centres is vital.
A new way forward reducing opioid harm
22 October, 2018 by Kristin Michaels*Data, discussion and cooperation are the way forward as health professionals work to leverage promising initiatives.
