Patient died after 16 weeks on therapeutic paracetamol dose, coroner says
A 47-year-old man died from acute liver failure after less than four months on the maximum recommended dose of paracetamol, a coroner says. Paul McHugh,…
Tag: Pharmacists
Pharmacy prescribing made permanent in Queensland despite just 62 pharmacists finishing their training
Pharmacist prescribing of S4 drugs for impetigo, reflux and obesity is becoming a permanent part of the health system despite a lack of evaluation. Queensland…
Press ‘one’ for healthcare: Will vending machines take over as GPs brace for extinction?
For too long, vending machines have languished in dark corridors, dispensing soft drinks and fat-filled snacks, contributing to the obesity epidemic. In a revolutionary program,…
Pharmacists to prescribe S4 antibiotics and contraceptives to concessional patients under the PBS, Fed Govt says
Pharmacists will diagnose UTIs and prescribe hormonal contraceptives for concession card holders from 2026, the Federal Government has pledged. The government will spend $100 million…
Mark Butler announces new five-year degree that will allow pharmacists to call themselves ‘doctor’
Pharmacists who complete a new extended master’s degree will have the right to call themselves ‘doctor’, Mark Butler has announced. The federal Minister for Health…
Scope of Practice Review wants chiros referring to surgeons and mandatory GP practice accreditation
Allowing chiropractors to directly refer to orthopaedic surgeons under Medicare and mandatory accreditation for all GP practices are two of the radical suggestions in the…
Pharmacists have performed just 415 consults in Queensland’s prescribing trial, but what they are doing exactly remains a mystery
Following the heated controversy over Queensland’s pharmacy prescribing experiment, around 400 patients — potentially fewer — have consulted a pharmacist. A big question is what…
Pharmacists in most states can now sell nicotine vapes without a prescription
Pharmacists can now supply nicotine vapes without a prescription in most Australian states under new laws that have outraged the Pharmacy Guild of Australia. From…
‘This is motivated by women’: NSW Premier grants pharmacists OCP prescribing powers
Pharmacists extending contraceptive pill scripts is becoming a permanent fixture of the NSW health system. Last year, the State Government launched a clinical trial of pharmacists extending…
Shelve the Scope of Practice Review: My plea to Mark Butler
Dear Mr Butler, After one year and more than 1100 submissions, the long painful exercise known as the Scope of Practice Review is set to…
