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Government commits $25m to medicine safety research

Ruth Cooper - September 30, 2020

Industry

The federal Government will invest $25 million in research to improve the safe use of medicines and medicines intervention by pharmacists.

Cost of asthma treatment – a deterrent to use

Ruth Cooper - July 3, 2019

Clinical

Cost is a major factor associated with non-adherence to asthma treatment in Australia, recent research revealed. Healthcare providers can assist patients with adherence by...

NSW pharmacists given special authority to supply essential medicines

James Chalmers - January 8, 2020

Industry

NSW has granted pharmacists a landmark special authority to supply most S4 medicines without a prescription to those affected by bushfires. The NSW Chief Health...

From the President: PSA at the FIP World Congress in Seville,...

Dr Fei Sim FPS BPharm (Hons) PhD FHEA GAICD FPS - September 30, 2022

Opinion

I have just returned from FIP’s World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Seville, where PSA CEO Mark Kinsela, PSA Senior Pharmacist Peter...

Pharmacists in 2023 – unlocking the future of pharmacy

AP Staff - March 5, 2019

Industry

A major new PSA report, Pharmacists in 2023, reveals a roadmap for the changes needed to ensure the profession’s potential is realised – and...

The importance of a multimodal approach to pain management

Joyce McSwan - July 23, 2018

Clinical

The shift from viewing pain as simply a symptom opens up opportunities to greatly improve the way it is treated, writes PainWISE MD Joyce...

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Why does endometriosis take so long to diagnose?

When should endometriosis be suspected?

What’s the role of pharmacists?

What are the treatment options?

What does the future hold?

What key changes are introduced in the updated standards?

What previously met the standards but now breaches them?

How can I comply with the new standards?

Do the changes apply to both prescription and Pharmacist Only vapes?

Can I sell my existing products until the stock is exhausted?

Do the new standards mean vapes are now first-line therapy?

Is there a first-line therapy specifically for vaping cessation?

What’s changing?

What was the reason behind the decision?

When is it appropriate to substitute a medicine?

When should substitution not occur?

What about PBS medicines?

What are pharmacists' obligations?

What documentation is required?

Where can pharmacists turn for support?

1. Dispensing fees will marginally rise

2. (Dis)continued dispensing as emergency measures roll back

3. New vaping standards will come into effect

4. Pharmacists now have longer to transition to the new MMR and ACOP credential

5. The Victorian pharmacy pilot will go permanent

6. Piloted community pharmacist services in Queensland will also go permanent

7. Interns and students get medicines administration rights in Queensland

Why does endometriosis take so long to diagnose?

When should endometriosis be suspected?

What’s the role of pharmacists?

What are the treatment options?

What does the future hold?

What key changes are introduced in the updated standards?

What previously met the standards but now breaches them?

How can I comply with the new standards?

Do the changes apply to both prescription and Pharmacist Only vapes?

Can I sell my existing products until the stock is exhausted?

Do the new standards mean vapes are now first-line therapy?

Is there a first-line therapy specifically for vaping cessation?

What’s changing?

What was the reason behind the decision?

When is it appropriate to substitute a medicine?

When should substitution not occur?

What about PBS medicines?

What are pharmacists' obligations?

What documentation is required?

Where can pharmacists turn for support?

1. Dispensing fees will marginally rise

2. (Dis)continued dispensing as emergency measures roll back

3. New vaping standards will come into effect

4. Pharmacists now have longer to transition to the new MMR and ACOP credential

5. The Victorian pharmacy pilot will go permanent

6. Piloted community pharmacist services in Queensland will also go permanent

7. Interns and students get medicines administration rights in Queensland

Why does endometriosis take so long to diagnose?

When should endometriosis be suspected?

What’s the role of pharmacists?

What are the treatment options?

What does the future hold?

What key changes are introduced in the updated standards?

What previously met the standards but now breaches them?

How can I comply with the new standards?

Do the changes apply to both prescription and Pharmacist Only vapes?

Can I sell my existing products until the stock is exhausted?

Do the new standards mean vapes are now first-line therapy?

Is there a first-line therapy specifically for vaping cessation?

What’s changing?

What was the reason behind the decision?

When is it appropriate to substitute a medicine?

When should substitution not occur?

What about PBS medicines?

What are pharmacists' obligations?

What documentation is required?

Where can pharmacists turn for support?

1. Dispensing fees will marginally rise

2. (Dis)continued dispensing as emergency measures roll back

3. New vaping standards will come into effect

4. Pharmacists now have longer to transition to the new MMR and ACOP credential

5. The Victorian pharmacy pilot will go permanent

6. Piloted community pharmacist services in Queensland will also go permanent