Is it still safe to use azithromycin?

The TGA has issued a warning after receiving reports possibly associating azithromycin with cardiovascular death in several patients.

Emergency contraception: forget the checklist

Pharmacists should act as patient champions when it comes to accessing emergency contraception – and that means getting rid of the checklist.

New migraine treatment approved

The TGA has approved a new preventative treatment for migraine, with a new medicine that targets the calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor. Patients experiencing migraine will...

Changes to S3 salbutamol scheduling

Amendments to the S3 listing for salbutamol released last week will ease dispensing restrictions, hopefully reducing patient frustration and stopping unacceptable abuse experienced by some pharmacists.

Therapeutic Guidelines overhaul UTI treatment

Expansive changes have been made to the Therapeutic Guidelines on antibiotics, encompassing over 1,400 drug recommendations.

Lack of SafeScript use linked to patient’s death

More than 3,000 S8 and diazepam tablets prescribed while RTPM was being largely ignored. While doctors were implicated, 14 pharmacists could have been too.