Pharmacists prescribe contraceptive pill to 1500 women across two state trials
Pharmacists in NSW and Victoria have supplied the contraceptive pill to more than 1500 women as part of state-based pharmacy prescribing trials. More than 800…
Tag: Contraception
Blood clot risk from hormonal contraceptives ends soon after women stop taking them
The heightened risk of venous thromboembolism from combined hormonal contraceptives disappears within a few weeks of stopping the contraceptives, a study shows. A team led by…
Oral contraceptives ‘may protect against RA’
Oral contraceptive use appears to protect against rheumatoid arthritis, while menopausal hormone therapy use may increase the risk for late-onset rheumatoid arthritis, according to a…
Vic pharmacists must prioritise non-antibiotic UTI treatment under prescribing pilot protocol
Pharmacists who diagnose and treat UTIs should start with “conservative management with non-prescription medicines”, reserving antibiotics for patients who do not improve after 48 hours,…
‘Escalating concerns’ with Victorian Govt’s pharmacy prescribing pilot trigger AMA walkout
AMA Victoria has stopped advising the State Government on pharmacy prescribing, accusing it of rushing into a pilot while key questions remain unanswered, including all…
Adding NSAID to emergency contraception ‘boosts efficacy’
Combining levonorgestrel with the NSAID piroxicam may be more effective at preventing pregnancy than taking the on-demand emergency contraceptive alone, show results from a new…
‘God, men are stupid!’: My time as a doctor in the early days of the contraceptive pill
My GP said it was okay to get jab number five at the chemist. While there, I asked the pharmacist how she felt about being…
Fund new MBS item for contraceptive counselling, says Senate inquiry
A new Medicare item for contraceptive counselling and better funding for GPs to insert and remove IUDs are among the key recommendations from a federal…
NSW pharmacists start prescribing in ‘feasibility’ study as full trial pushed back
The NSW Government has officially launched its pharmacist prescribing trial with a pilot of 100 pharmacies diagnosing and treating UTIs. Lead researcher Dr Sarah Dineen-Griffin…
Dedicated LARC insertion clinics key to greater IUD uptake: study
IUD uptake among Australian women could be boosted if GPs had the option to provide a rapid referral to dedicated long-acting reversible contraceptive insertion clinics,…
