Nurse prescribing offers a roadmap for reform
New avenues for nurse prescribing have the potential to reshape frontline care, and is an example of the impact of scope expansion.
Nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation
Pharmacists can play an important role in supporting patients to quit smoking,3 along with general practitioners, helplines and online services.
Medicine shortages placing pregnant women at risk
Pregnant women are having difficulty accessing medicines due to a reliance on off-patent drugs and lack of trial data into medicine safety.
Pharmacists poised for sweeping scope of practice reforms
The government is actively working to harmonise drugs and poisons legislation and open PBS access for pharmacists.
More Australian ranitidine recalls expected
Recalls of more ranitidine products are expected to continue this week after preliminary tests found low levels of nitrosamines in the medicines.
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When your pharmacy is a COVID-19 hotspot
When pharmacy owner Tania Watson MPS learned her business had been included on the Queensland Health website, she sprang into action to ensure her staff and patients remained safe and able to access their medicines.
