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Aged care royal commission welcomed by pharmacist sector

James Chalmers - September 18, 2018

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Following distressing reports of inappropriate medicine use in aged care homes, PSA National President Dr Shane Jackson has welcomed a royal commission into the...

Should I use label 10b if aspirin has been prescribed?

AP Staff - June 8, 2000

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‘Conservative’ King Review response

Thea Cowie - May 3, 2018

Industry

Health Minister Greg Hunt hints at no major shake-up, but trade-offs will be made. Attempting to allay fears of a major pharmacy sector shake-up, the...

Pharmacists key to respiratory health in extreme weather

Mikaela Dery - December 3, 2018

Industry

The recent dust storms and bushfires in NSW and Queensland serve as a reminder of the escalating effects of climate change, leading to an...

7CPA: An historic step forward

A/Prof Chris Freeman FPS BPharm, GDipClinPharm, PhD, AACPA, AdvPracPharm, BCACP, MAICD - July 28, 2020

Industry

Last month, I was pleased to be the first PSA President to co-sign a Community Pharmacy Agreement (CPA) on behalf of the profession.

An opportunity for better aged care

A/Prof Chris Freeman FPS BPharm, GDipClinPharm, PhD, AACPA, AdvPracPharm, BCACP, MAICD - September 28, 2020

Industry

The past 2 months have laid bare fundamental problems in Australia’s residential aged care facilities as COVID-19 ripped through more than 100 Melbourne nursing...

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Pharmacists should have been involved in the vaccine rollout much sooner

Vaccination scope harmonisation needs to happen, NOW

Prescribing restrictions on ivermectin: wrong approach

Equity fail: Antivirals mainly went to the wealthy

Vaccination rates need an urgent boost

Australians won’t accept the same restrictions next time

The new CDC could re-engage Australians with vaccination, but pharmacists need to be engaged

Why are the changes occurring?

What’s occurring internationally?

Will the changes work?

Change 1: Pack sizes will shrink

Change 2: Bottles banished, blisters better

What are pharmacists’ workflow considerations?

What medicine safety messages should pharmacists be relaying?

How should patient counselling change?

1. Verifying requests for continued dispensing or emergency supply

2. Determining a post-discharge medicine plan when a patient presents a hospital prescription

3. Looking for missing vaccines in AIR history

4. Checking if a medicine is 'new' when you haven't dispensed it before

5. Finding a recent pathology test in a discharge summary

Pharmacists continue to lead COVID-19 and influenza vaccination

Childhood vaccination continues to drop below the critical 95% mark

Long way to go on meningococcal B protection

64% older Australians are unvaccinated against COVID-19, among other killer diseases

NIPVIP continues to improve vaccine access

Changes are underway for COVID-19 vaccination

Pharmacists should have been involved in the vaccine rollout much sooner

Vaccination scope harmonisation needs to happen, NOW

Prescribing restrictions on ivermectin: wrong approach

Equity fail: Antivirals mainly went to the wealthy

Vaccination rates need an urgent boost

Australians won’t accept the same restrictions next time

The new CDC could re-engage Australians with vaccination, but pharmacists need to be engaged

Why are the changes occurring?

What’s occurring internationally?

Will the changes work?

Change 1: Pack sizes will shrink

Change 2: Bottles banished, blisters better

What are pharmacists’ workflow considerations?

What medicine safety messages should pharmacists be relaying?

How should patient counselling change?

1. Verifying requests for continued dispensing or emergency supply

2. Determining a post-discharge medicine plan when a patient presents a hospital prescription

3. Looking for missing vaccines in AIR history

4. Checking if a medicine is 'new' when you haven't dispensed it before

5. Finding a recent pathology test in a discharge summary

Pharmacists continue to lead COVID-19 and influenza vaccination

Childhood vaccination continues to drop below the critical 95% mark

Long way to go on meningococcal B protection

64% older Australians are unvaccinated against COVID-19, among other killer diseases

NIPVIP continues to improve vaccine access

Changes are underway for COVID-19 vaccination

Pharmacists should have been involved in the vaccine rollout much sooner

Vaccination scope harmonisation needs to happen, NOW

Prescribing restrictions on ivermectin: wrong approach

Equity fail: Antivirals mainly went to the wealthy

Vaccination rates need an urgent boost

Australians won’t accept the same restrictions next time

The new CDC could re-engage Australians with vaccination, but pharmacists need to be engaged

Why are the changes occurring?

What’s occurring internationally?

Will the changes work?

Change 1: Pack sizes will shrink

Change 2: Bottles banished, blisters better

What are pharmacists’ workflow considerations?

What medicine safety messages should pharmacists be relaying?

How should patient counselling change?

1. Verifying requests for continued dispensing or emergency supply

2. Determining a post-discharge medicine plan when a patient presents a hospital prescription

3. Looking for missing vaccines in AIR history

4. Checking if a medicine is 'new' when you haven't dispensed it before

5. Finding a recent pathology test in a discharge summary

Pharmacists continue to lead COVID-19 and influenza vaccination

Childhood vaccination continues to drop below the critical 95% mark

Long way to go on meningococcal B protection

64% older Australians are unvaccinated against COVID-19, among other killer diseases

NIPVIP continues to improve vaccine access

Changes are underway for COVID-19 vaccination

Pharmacists should have been involved in the vaccine rollout much sooner

Vaccination scope harmonisation needs to happen, NOW