Celebrating Australia's pharmacy technicians
15 October, 2019On National Pharmacy Technician Day, the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has released a video to celebrate and honour Australia's pharmacy technicians.
PBAC recommends a strong remedy for antibiotic resistance
15 October, 2019 by Amy SarcevicRepeat antibiotic prescriptions are often unnecessary, do more harm than good and should be restricted, according to new recommendations by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee.
Victorian adolescents can now access vaccination by pharmacists
15 October, 2019The Victorian Government is lowering the minimum vaccination age from 16 years to 10 years for pharmacist vaccination in readiness for the 2020 influenza season.
Active ingredients: hospital pharmacy and medicines leadership
08 October, 2019 by Kristin Michaels*Hospital pharmacists are in a position to drive medicines leadership.
Haines Medical Australia Disposable Paper Pill Cups
01 October, 2019Haines Disposable Paper Pill Cups are suitable for use in hospitals, doctor clinics, dental centres and aged-care facilities. They are an environmentally friendly and cost-effective alternative to plastic pill cups.
Environmentally friendly paper pill cups
01 October, 2019South West Healthcare have seen great results from the use of Haines Medical Environmentally Friendly Paper Pill Cups.
Worrying decline in medication use after heart surgery
13 September, 2019Use of preventative medications is high early after heart surgery but decreases significantly over time — despite the fact that many of these medications are linked with lower mortality.
DVT meds help reduce risk
02 August, 2019New kinds of blood thinners are signalling changes to the treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and a potential reduction in risk of blood clots, a review has found.
Digital pharmacy key to medicine safety and efficacy
30 July, 2019Electronic prescriptions and real-time prescription monitoring are among projects tipped to empower pharmacists to be more accountable and responsible for medicine safety and efficacy.
Return Your Opioids campaign kicks off
17 July, 2019As the TGA launches a new awareness campaign aimed at curbing opioid-related harm, an international collaboration has reported the worryingly high ratio of opioid prescriptions for osteoarthritis patients in Sweden.
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.
