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Nov 11, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Debbie Rigby |Phillip Wade |Courtney Allen |Tim Hewitt
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Inhaler device selection for people with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease This article provides an overview of factors that should be considered when selecting an inhaler device. Assessment of the patient’s inspiratory flow, dexterity, coordination and preferences can help guide selection of aThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Sheshtyn Paola |Phillip Wade |Courtney Allen |Tim Hewitt
Human error was behind an incorrect dose that played role in a man’s death—but an ED pharmacist and e-prescribing system could have picked it up, coroner finds An “inappropriate and excessive” dose of enoxaparin likely played a role in a man’s death from subdural haemorrhage, the Tasmanian coroner has found. The 71-year-old was diagnosed withThis 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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Nov 11, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Sheshtyn Paola |Phillip Wade |Courtney Allen |Tim Hewitt
How many trans people are accessing PBS-subsidised testosterone therapy? Dispensing data analysis finds significantly higher proportions in young people One in five prescriptions for PBS-subsidised testosterone are likely for “gender affirmation” purposes, despite lack of authority indication for this reason, according to a new study published in the Medical Journal of Australia. This increases toThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Phillip Wade |Courtney Allen |Tim Hewitt
The rebranding of Advanced Pharmacy Australia has generated “important conversations” about the “evolution of identity,” the organisation says Advanced Pharmacy Australia (formerly the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia) has released its annual report, “Our story continues…” It notes the year’s significant milestones, including a new record membership, which is approaching 5,700 pharmacy professionals; andThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Phillip Wade |Courtney Allen |Tim Hewitt
NIPVIP access to maternal RSV vaccine “truly world-leading”, Guild says Providing pregnant women with free access to the maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine will help prevent babies from being hospitalised, Professor Trent Twomey, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s national president. Twomey welcomed the federal government’s decision to add $300 a shot Abrysvo (recombinant RSVThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Tina M. Patterson |Erin Michelle Threlfall |Tim Hewitt
Pharmaceutical company defends switch to home delivery service to manage supply shortages of one of its products Constrained supply of Pegasys (peginterferon alfa-2a) due to “unusual large orders, suspected to be deemed for export” is behind Echo Therapeutics’ decision to change its distribution system for the medication. In a statement to the AJP, Jude D’SilvaThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Tina M. Patterson |Erin Michelle Threlfall |Tim Hewitt
Discounter secures naming rights for the Australian Summer of Athletics as part of grassroots to elite level partnership Chemist Warehouse will be the official pharmacy retailer of Athletics Australia for the next five years under a new sponsorship agreement. The deal marks the extension of the group’s previous three-year partnership with Athletics Australia, with ChemistThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Apr 17, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Megan Haggan |Tim Hewitt |Karen Price |Nicholas O’Donoghue
Mexico exports illicit fentanyl but impacted by licit shortage; opposition to freeing of US pharmacist who diluted cancer drugs; Malta government acts behind closed doors on pharmacy, greens say Mexico City, Mexico: Despite a strong illicit fentanyl industry, Mexico is reportedly in shortage of licit formulations of the strong painkiller. VOA News cites a studyThis content is restricted to registered users only.
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Mar 21, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Russell Smith |Tim Hewitt |Vincent Chua
Guild calls out injustice in healthcare access gap between First Nations people and non-Indigenous Australians. Community pharmacists across the country are being urged to reflect on their role in improving health outcomes for Indigenous Australians, by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia. In a video post marking the release of the 2024 Closing the Gap report,This content is restricted to registered users only.
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Mar 21, 2024 | 
ajp.com.au | Nicholas O’Donoghue |Russell Smith |Tim Hewitt |Vincent Chua
Sigma said it has not seen a “mass exodus” in independent pharmacy customers following its Chemist Warehouse merger announcement, but full-year sales have been hit by the dwindling demand for rapid antigen tests (RATs) Sigma Healthcare says its proposed Chemist Warehouse (CWH) deal underpins a “transformational” part of its growth strategy, as it announced aThis content is restricted to registered users only.
