Industry

The emerging role for Australian pharmacists working in general practices is seen by many pharmacists as an exciting new career opportunity. It is supported and promoted by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, the Australian Medical Association and the Royal...

  The legalisation and supply of medicinal cannabis in Australia and elsewhere is making rapid strides despite a relative lack of evidence for its benefits. With the Federal Government easing supply and Victoria harvesting the nation’s first legal crop of...

The use of My Health Record is expected to ramp up in 2018, so how can pharmacists make sure they are properly prepared, and what benefits can they expect? Every pharmacist knows the challenges of operating in an information vacuum. Despite...

An Australian study indicates pharmacists should play a larger role in identifying and resolving drug-related problems (DRPs) as part of a collaborative general practice team. A University of Technology Sydney study looked at six pharmacists that were co-located with GPs...

In a landmark decision, Victoria’s Parliament has passed new legislation allowing for a new real-time prescription monitoring system – making it the first state in Australia to roll-out mandatory prescription monitoring on this scale. The Drugs, Poisons and Controlled...

Blue Mountains pharmacist Samantha Bowen MPS has been using My Health Record for the past six months at Winmalee Chemmart Pharmacy in New South Wales, and would recommend it to other pharmacists. Ms Bowen said, although the uptake of...

In introducing the new medicinal cannabis regulatory framework last year, the Government’s intent was to provide patient access to Australian-grown and manufactured medicinal cannabis products, initially outside the standard registered medicines route. Australia differs from countries such as the...

Preparing now for the up‑scheduling of codeine‑containing medicines to prescription-only will mean pharmacists are in a better position to inform and educate their customers. February 1, 2018 will mark the end of over-the-counter (OTC) codeine-containing medicines and unsurprisingly for...

The workforce issue facing general practice has been around for some time in the United Kingdom. Between 2007 and 2014, the GP clinical workload increased by 16% and patient consultation rates are up by 12.4% while the number of...

In the August 2017 edition of Australian Pharmacist (page 10), I provided background on the regulatory scheme for cultivation and manufacture of medicinal cannabis, import of bulk-sponsored supplies and scheduling of cannabis substances. This article provides information on patient access...