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Pharmacists in GP surgeries: the UK perspective

Sandra Gidley - December 10, 2017

Industry

The workforce issue facing general practice has been around for some time in the United Kingdom. Between 2007 and 2014, the GP clinical workload...

Veganism and the role of the pharmacist

Carissa Anne Mason - May 2, 2018

Clinical

Vegan diets are becoming increasingly popular among teenagers and youth, especially females, due to the perceived health benefits of a plant-based diet. Learning objectives...

Just what the pharmacist ordered

Thea Cowie - July 7, 2018

Industry

Pharmacist prescribing is ‘imminent’, says PSA National President Dr Shane Jackson. So what could that mean for you and your patients? Pharmacists will have...

2018 PSA Offshore Refresher Conference

AP Staff - August 1, 2018

Events

Delegates from the 43rd annual PSA Offshore Refresher conference have recently returned from host city San Francisco, where they networked while learning about the...

Broadening pharmacists’ role to improve health

Graem Sims - February 13, 2019

Industry

In 2023 pharmacists will be the custodians of medicine safety, embedded wherever medicines are used, and more responsible and accountable for the safe and...

Lockdowns and vaccine confusion plague nation

Chloe Hava - June 30, 2021

Industry

As Australia sits on the knife’s edge of a national COVID-19 outbreak, authorities are scrambling to bolster vaccination rates.

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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