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Changes to AIR information – DO NOT USE

AP Staff - April 18, 2000

Clinical

Keeping it renal

Chloe Hava - July 12, 2000

People

Outside his usual kidney care, renal pharmacist Lindon Clark can be found hiking and climbing around Queensland.

Pharmacist prescribing of melatonin

Karen Castle MPS - September 13, 2000

Clinical

Melatonin is a naturally occurring hormone responsible for regulating the body’s circadian rhythm. Supplemental melatonin can help to reinforce the circadian rhythm, making it useful for treatment of insomnia and jet lag.

Improving gout management one step at a time

AP Staff - October 16, 2000

CPD

References Lawrence A, Scott S, Saparelli F, et al. Facilitating equitable prevention and management of gout for Māori in Northland, New Zealand, through a...

Forget sheep, wheat & gold

Dr Leigh Dayton - July 11, 2000

Clinical

Eucalyptus oil was Australia’s first product export.

Credentialed in the country

Chloe Hava - April 12, 2000

People

Natasha Downing is a credentialed pharmacist who loves volunteering, kicking a football with her family, and playing with their dog Rosie.

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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