PSA Vice President Professor Mark Naunton MPS[/caption]
Prescription rule changes to support telehealth
Australia’s Chief Health Officer has approved an amendment to PBS prescription requirements for telehealth consultations as an emergency measure during the COVID-19 response.
Date of birth now required on all NSW scripts
From 1 November 2022, the date of birth of every patient must be included on all prescriptions for Schedule 4 and Schedule 8 medicines.
How do you do S3?
Pharmacy’s ‘go to’ reference – the APF – describes expected practice, not just best practice. Common ailments are no exception.
Is this anaesthetic cream still safe to use in babies?
Serious adverse events in infants prompted the Therapeutic Goods Administration to issue a safety alert about this anaesthetic cream.
Government pulls the plug on replica Ozempic
After much media scrutiny, the federal Department of Health and Aged Care has announced a ban on compounded GLP-1RAs.
Intranasal naloxone spray could reduce opioid-related deaths
Naloxone has long been used by emergency responders in cases of known or suspected opioid overdose. It has been accessible over-the-counter (OTC) in an...
