THE Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) has announced an update to its website, including formulary allocations, first new brand price reductions, and section 19A medicines subsidised by the PBS.
New, amended and deleted items can be found on the 'summary of changes' page - click here.
HARM Reduction Australia (HRA) is calling for an expansion of the take-home naloxone (THN)program, including rollout to every pharmacy in Australia and training in its use extended to pharmacists and all first responders.
With Australia experiencing its biggest rise in whooping cough cases in 35 years, alongside the lowest rates of childhood immunisation in a decade, doctors and public health experts are imploring the Australian community to get vaccinated.
RESEARCH looking into factors related to continuity of medication when patients transfer from hospitals to residential aged-care facilities (RACFs) has highlighted shortcomings in transition-of-care processes, resulting in missed or delayed doses of medication for nearly one in four patients.