25 Sep 2023
Do not initiate new patients on semaglutide: TGA
The medication is again in short supply due to off-label prescribing for weight loss, despite only being approved for type 2 diabetes management.
25 Sep 2023
Patient protection strengthened by new MoU with Tasmanian government
To support patient safety and improve the management of sexual misconduct by health practitioners, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) has entered into a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tasmanian government.
25 Sep 2023
Raising dementia awareness through collaboration
GPs need to be better equipped with risk reduction tools and to help support patients with dementia, writes Dr Marita Long.
25 Sep 2023
Meningococcal case 25 September 2023
A case of invasive meningococcal disease has been notified in a 48-year-old male from metropolitan Adelaide. The case has been admitted to hospital and is in a stable condition.
25 Sep 2023
Message from Pharmacy Board of Australia Chair Brett Simmonds
Pharmacy strengthening health systems is the theme of this year’s World Pharmacists Day on 25 September.
25 Sep 2023
World Pharmacists Day 2023
World Pharmacists Day is on Monday 25 September and the International Pharmaceutical Federation’s theme is Pharmacy strengthening health systems.
22 Sep 2023
Career-ending disqualification for pharmacist following criminal conviction
A Perth-based pharmacist has been disqualified from applying from registration for five years following a criminal conviction, effectively ending the 66-year-old’s career in pharmacy.
22 Sep 2023
Time to consider a skeletal muscle relaxant?
SPONSORED: Orphenadrine has been shown to be effective on painful muscle spasm, in comparison to placebo.
22 Sep 2023
Sixty-day dispensing medication shortages yet to materialise
The CEO of Australia’s largest pharmaceutical distributor says there has been ‘very little change in demand’ during the initial weeks of the new policy.
22 Sep 2023
COVID-19 update 22 September 2023
COVID Cases in SA There have been 766 new cases of COVID-19 reported in South Australia in the past week.