John Wilks

Nov 18, 2024 | ajp.com.au | Sheshtyn Paola |Troy Davis |John Smith |JOhn Smith |John Wilks

SSSI allows pharmacists to substitute different brands and strengths of estradiol patches due to scarcity With estradiol patches in serious shortage, new legislation allows pharmacists to supply different brand and strength of estradiol transdermal patches of equivalent dose from Tuesday (19/11). The legislative instrument outlines the substitutable medicines, dose unit equivalences and circumstances to substituteThis content is restricted to registered users only.

Jun 13, 2024 | ajp.com.au | Paul Sapardanis |John Wilks |Bob Tran |Nicholas O’Donoghue

It’s 1984 and relations between the community pharmacy sector and the Labor government are somewhat less than cordial  The Labor party appeared to be set on driving pharmacists onto the streets to protest against a planned government cost-saving measure, the June 1984 edition of the Australasian Journal of Pharmacy claimed. The publication reported that LaborThis content is restricted to registered users only.

Jun 12, 2024 | ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |John Wilks |Bob Tran |Jeremy Elias

Almost a third of Australian community pharmacies do not stock ulipristal acetate emergency contraceptive pills, a study reveals  Access to first-line emergency oral contraceptives is being described as “problematic” by researchers, following a survey of community pharmacies.   Data published in Contraception found that 70% of the 233 pharmacies surveyed stocked ulipristal acetate pills, which medicalThis content is restricted to registered users only.

Feb 9, 2024 | ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Wilson Tan |John Wilks |Peter Carr

From competition to industrial relations legislation to wondering what's going on with the 8CPA...it's a busy time in the pharmacy sector The Labor federal government passed its "closing the loopholes" legislation, which according to PPA's Leon Yap will help protect pharmacists when it comes to unpaid out-of-hours work. Meanwhile still looking to Canberra, the Guild'sThis content is restricted to registered users only.

Feb 7, 2024 | ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |John Wilks |Bob Tran |David Rowley

Australia’s medicines landscape is “unique” – which is why researchers have put together a list of 16 risky medicines to look out for Dr Kate Wang, of the School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne and lead researcher for the list, said that potentially inappropriate medicines (PIMs) lists help clinicians identify medications thatThis content is restricted to registered users only.