Source: Queensland Health Immunisation Program[/caption]
Dr Sarah White[/caption]
Rory Johnston MPS[/caption]
There is often a perception that people are simply overweight due to overeating, said Mr Johnston, but there are myriad conditions and medicine classes that can cause patients to gain weight, including:
Nations around the globe used to look to Australia for examples of bold and innovative pharmacy funding projects. But many of our overseas peers are now streaking ahead.
Australia is lagging. In the past decade, countries such as Canada,...
Almost a third of My Health Record-connected pharmacies have already reported using the system to avoid a potentially adverse event, according to new data from the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA).
ADHA General Manager of Service Delivery Garth McDonald told...
Pharmacists face new challenges when it comes to advising patients how prescription drug-use could affect their driving performance.
A change to the legal definition of 'drug' in New South Wales means there could be more successful prosecutions for driving...
New Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) research has revealed the number of Australian deaths involving opioids has more than doubled in the past decade, while more than 3 million Australians have had prescription opioids dispensed in 2016-17...
On 1 January 2019, new laws will enforce the mandatory reporting scheme for medicine shortages – a welcome change.
It’s a very difficult conversation to have with a patient when you have to explain to them that the only...
The implementation of a Minor Ailments Scheme (MAS) has major support in Australian pharmacy. Here’s why it’s needed – and how it’s going to work.
Minor Ailments Schemes (MAS) involve pharmacists treating and referring patients who present with common...
The recent release of the updated 2019 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods from the World-Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) raises the question about the relationship between doping in sport and pharmacists: what role do pharmacists play in ensuring elite athletes...
Male pharmacy graduates earn an average $10,000 more than their female counterparts after three years on the job, a new report has shown.
Although female graduates start their careers earning ever-so-slightly more than men ($200 a year more), after three...
Simple compounding has long been a part of pharmacists’ scope of practice, but new guidelines have opened up the potential for complex compounding.
For some patients, compounding is their only medication option. At Soul Pattinson Chemist in Geelong, pharmacist and owner...
Experts are urging allergic rhinitis (hay fever) sufferers to seek the help of pharmacists, following a recent poll showing hay fever to be the most common allergic disorder in Australia; causing more than a simple case of the sniffles,...
