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Oct 28, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Leopold Hamulczyk |Brendan West |Jay Cutler
Northern Territory gives green light for pharmacists to treat uncomplicated urinary tract infections Women across Australia can now receive treatment for uncomplicated UTIs through community pharmacies in all states and territories. The Northern Territory has become the country's final jurisdiction to authorise trained pharmacists to provide treatment for uncomplicated UTIs. The move marks the fulfillmentThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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May 24, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Brendan West |Nicholas O’Donoghue
Big news in the diabetes and weight loss world this week, with a crackdown on the compounding of Ozempic and Mounjaro Compounding pharmacies are set to be prohibited from producing replicas of Ozempic (semaglutide) and Mounjaro (tirazapetide) following reports of severe adverse events after taking compounded versions of the drugs. Reactions were mixed, with theThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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May 24, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Chris Brooker |Brendan West |Nicholas O’Donoghue
It’s now been four years since the Covid-19 pandemic was declared. It has driven changes in pharmacy, as in so much of healthcare, and indeed society. Where are we currently at during the pandemic aftermath? Chris Brooker investigates Most of us will never forget the previously unimaginable world that was suddenly thrust upon us inThis content is restricted to registered users only. If you have already registered on the AJP website please login below, Or you can Register for free.
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May 24, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Brendan West |Nicholas O’Donoghue
Changes to the National Law as it applies in WA have been passed and enacted The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and the national Boards say this means further strengthening of health practitioner regulation and public protection in that state. The Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Application Act contains a suite of changes, including protecting the title “surgeon”This content is restricted to registered users only.
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May 24, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Brendan West |Bart Pharm |Nicholas O’Donoghue
Patients are being let down by pharmacy workforce shortages – but in a bid to attract and keep pharmacists, a new initiative will see them paid $10k Guy Barnett, Tasmania’s minister for health, mental health and wellbeing, has announced that all existing and new pharmacists working in the state’s public hospitals are to receive aThis content is restricted to registered users only. If you have already registered on the AJP website please login below, Or you can Register for free.
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May 24, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Brendan West |Bart Pharm
Data from a CBA report suggests patients are feeling the forecast impacts of 60-day dispensing, pharmacists claim Pharmacists are questioning why anyone would be surprised by the findings of the CommBank iQ Cost of Living Insights Report. The report found out-of-pocket spending in pharmacies increased by 8% in the quarter ending 31 March 2024, comparedThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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May 24, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Brendan West |Bart Pharm
Health professionals are advised to consider current or previous antidepressant use in patients reporting sexual dysfunction Updated product information documents (PIs) for nine antidepressant medications will include warnings relating to the risk of persistent sexual dysfunction, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) reveals. In an update issued on Thursday (23 May 2024) the regulator saidThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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May 24, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Kate Cowling |Brendan West |Bart Pharm |Sam C. C. Chan
A global body says pharmacists need greater recognition as healthcare professionals, as opposed to commercial entities The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has launched a global campaign called “Think Health, Think Pharmacy”, which encourages policymakers and consumers to acknowledge the role of pharmacies in healthcare provision. The FIP Bureau said better recognition would result in improvedThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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May 20, 2024 | 
inkl.com | Brendan West
He was given a blood transfusion infected with Hepatitis C as doctors battled to save his life at a British military hospital. Having served my country, and trying to have faith in the government, but all I see publicly is that they’re kicking me while I’m downMr West, now 63, only discovered he was infected with the virus when he was turned away from giving blood. Subsequent tests have revealed that he has suffered severe liver damage as a result of the virus going undetected for so many years.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Anthony Tassone |Brendan West |Paul Sapardanis
Rapper arrested over alleged codeine/promethazine fraud; Korean pharmacist tries to open new store in same building as former employer; drowsy man smashes BMW through pharmacy Salt Lake City, Utah: A rapper has been booked for a pre-trial hearing after an investigation into a widespread prescription drug fraud identified him as a likely suspect. NBA YoungboyThis content is restricted to registered users only.
