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Testosterone replacement therapy

Tim Stewart MPharm - February 5, 2025

CPD

Suboptimal levels of testosterone can impact quality of life. When should a patient be recommended testosterone replacement therapy?

Rural pharmacy owner

David Barbeler - August 30, 2018

People

Isolation, recruiting staff and juggling a whole lot of balls at once are key challenges facing rural pharmacists. Rural pharmacy owner Courtney McMahon MPS...

The hidden toll of ‘good enough’ asthma control

Chloe Hava - September 3, 2025

Industry

Parents have reported persistent anxiety about asthma attacks. Pharmacists can help to pivot care from treating flare-ups to stopping them.

Highlights from WA’s Annual Therapeutic Update

Chloe Hava - May 12, 2021

Industry

Western Australian pharmacists were treated to a program chock-full of clinical advice for grappling with some of today’s key health issues at PSA’s 2021 WA Annual Therapeutic Update held on 8 May.

Comorbid insomnia and sleep apnoea (COMISA)

Dr Alexander Sweetman, Associate Professor Sutapa Mukherjee and Professor Garun Hamilton - September 9, 2024

CPD

Comorbid insomnia and sleep apnoea is a debilitating condition that requires nuanced assessment and management approaches.

Making medicine safety a National Health Priority Area

Ruth Cooper - March 12, 2019

Industry

The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s (PSA) two recently released reports, Pharmacists in 2023 and Medicine Safety: Take Care, both identify the need for medicine...

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ACT³	No comparable criteria
NSW⁴	· pharmacist gives the person an opportunity to seek advice as to the use of the substance · quantity, or for a purpose must accord with the recognised therapeutic standard of what is appropriate in the circumstances
NT⁵	· pharmacist must not intentionally supply to a person in a manner reckless to their circumstance
QLD⁶	· pharmacist reasonably believes the patient has a therapeutic need
SA	No comparable criteria
TAS⁷	· pharmacist forms the opinion use in the treatment of the patient is justified on consideration of the condition, disease or symptoms of the person
VIC⁸	· for treatment of a patient under pharmacist’s care · pharmacist has taken all reasonable steps to ensure a therapeutic need exists
WA⁹	No comparable criteria

ACT³	No comparable criteria
NSW⁴	· pharmacist gives the person an opportunity to seek advice as to the use of the substance · quantity, or for a purpose must accord with the recognised therapeutic standard of what is appropriate in the circumstances
NT⁵	· pharmacist must not intentionally supply to a person in a manner reckless to their circumstance
QLD⁶	· pharmacist reasonably believes the patient has a therapeutic need
SA	No comparable criteria
TAS⁷	· pharmacist forms the opinion use in the treatment of the patient is justified on consideration of the condition, disease or symptoms of the person
VIC⁸	· for treatment of a patient under pharmacist’s care · pharmacist has taken all reasonable steps to ensure a therapeutic need exists
WA⁹	No comparable criteria

ACT³	No comparable criteria
NSW⁴	· pharmacist gives the person an opportunity to seek advice as to the use of the substance · quantity, or for a purpose must accord with the recognised therapeutic standard of what is appropriate in the circumstances
NT⁵	· pharmacist must not intentionally supply to a person in a manner reckless to their circumstance
QLD⁶	· pharmacist reasonably believes the patient has a therapeutic need
SA	No comparable criteria
TAS⁷	· pharmacist forms the opinion use in the treatment of the patient is justified on consideration of the condition, disease or symptoms of the person
VIC⁸	· for treatment of a patient under pharmacist’s care · pharmacist has taken all reasonable steps to ensure a therapeutic need exists
WA⁹	No comparable criteria

ACT³	No comparable criteria
NSW⁴	· pharmacist gives the person an opportunity to seek advice as to the use of the substance · quantity, or for a purpose must accord with the recognised therapeutic standard of what is appropriate in the circumstances
NT⁵	· pharmacist must not intentionally supply to a person in a manner reckless to their circumstance
QLD⁶	· pharmacist reasonably believes the patient has a therapeutic need
SA	No comparable criteria
TAS⁷	· pharmacist forms the opinion use in the treatment of the patient is justified on consideration of the condition, disease or symptoms of the person
VIC⁸	· for treatment of a patient under pharmacist’s care · pharmacist has taken all reasonable steps to ensure a therapeutic need exists
WA⁹	No comparable criteria

Case scenario

Learning objectives

Introduction

Epidemiology

Aetiology and pathophysiology

Risk factors

Clinical features

Management

Knowledge to practice

Case scenario continued

Key points

References

Our author

Our reviewer

1. Therapeutic Guidelines overhaul UTI treatment

2. Is Rikodeine still being rescheduled?

What else was popular?

1. PBS co‑payment will drop

2. Transition to the new MMR credential must be completed

3. Continued freeze on PBS concessional co‑payment

4. Optional allowable discount phase out continues

5. New PSA standards for CPD accreditation launch

Is advance provision of S3s legal?

But don’t we need to assess a patient’s therapeutic need?

So when is advanced supply of S3 OK?

What other things do I need to consider?

So what about the Rikodeine?

Table 1 – Legal requirements for pharmacists when prescribing Schedule 3 medicines

References

Case scenario

Learning objectives

Introduction

Epidemiology

Aetiology and pathophysiology

Risk factors

Clinical features

Management

Knowledge to practice

Case scenario continued

Key points

References

Our author

Our reviewer

1. Therapeutic Guidelines overhaul UTI treatment

2. Is Rikodeine still being rescheduled?

What else was popular?

1. PBS co‑payment will drop

2. Transition to the new MMR credential must be completed

3. Continued freeze on PBS concessional co‑payment

4. Optional allowable discount phase out continues

5. New PSA standards for CPD accreditation launch

Is advance provision of S3s legal?

But don’t we need to assess a patient’s therapeutic need?

So when is advanced supply of S3 OK?

What other things do I need to consider?

So what about the Rikodeine?

Table 1 – Legal requirements for pharmacists when prescribing Schedule 3 medicines

References

Case scenario

Learning objectives

Introduction

Epidemiology

Aetiology and pathophysiology

Risk factors

Clinical features

Management

Knowledge to practice

Case scenario continued

Key points

References

Our author

Our reviewer

1. Therapeutic Guidelines overhaul UTI treatment

2. Is Rikodeine still being rescheduled?

What else was popular?

1. PBS co‑payment will drop

2. Transition to the new MMR credential must be completed

3. Continued freeze on PBS concessional co‑payment

4. Optional allowable discount phase out continues

5. New PSA standards for CPD accreditation launch