technology
Pharmacies a 鈥榟oney pot to cyber attackers鈥�
If last year鈥檚 Medibank and Optus data breaches did not put cyber security to the forefront of pharmacists鈥� minds, the recent attack on electronic prescription exchange, MediSecure, surely has, writes …
Why Australians don鈥檛 report ADRs
Around three-quarters of Australians have experienced an adverse reaction to a medicine 鈥� but less than half have actually reported it, new data shows Researchers from the University of South …
MedAdvisor turns to pharmacists for solutions
Tech company鈥檚 pharmacy advisory group to deliver real-time feedback to improve workflow聽 MedAdvisor Solutions is looking to pharmacists to ensure its products are 鈥渢ailored to the evolving demands鈥� of the …
Access gaps must be plugged: AdPha
Following the release of the final Health Technology Assessment, one group of pharmacists highlights the importance of ending the 鈥減ostcode lottery鈥� Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has welcomed what it calls …
Guild secures trial funding support
Pharmacies providing treatment for common skin conditions as part of the NSW scope of practice trial will be eligible for 鈥渙ne-off practice allowance鈥澛� NSW Health will provide pharmacies participating in …
鈥楳edications still need to be physically dispensed鈥�
Community pharmacists say e-prescribing is convenient and easy to use 鈥� but managing patient expectations on dispensing time can be a barrier Community pharmacists and pharmacy technicians across the world …
鈥楢 distinctly different purpose to a vending machine鈥�
A new pharmacy with a demographic of busy, time-poor patients has found a novel solution to providing them with their medicines A new Terry White Chemmart in the commuter suburb …
World news wrapup: 1 March 2024
US cyber attack impacts pharmacies; NZ dispensing error saw loratadine laced with haloperidol; UK pharmacists burning out New Zealand: The Health and Disability Commissioner has found a pharmacy breached the …
World news wrapup: 1 February 2024
UK PM announces Pharmacy First scheme, Alberta expands pharmacy care clinics; dispenser sentenced after temazepam theft; ChatGPT reveals pharmacy app talk England: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced the …
Pharmacists leading the way with stewardship tool
A group of WA health stakeholders are set to evaluate an antimicrobial stewardship decision support tool The tool, Antimicrobial Pathways (AMPs), will be evaluated by a collaboration between the Digital …
Ditching the fax
They can be in insecure locations, they鈥檙e prone to user error and there鈥檚 the possibility of image degradation and interception 鈥� so why is this obsolescent technology 鈥渟till going strong鈥�? …
The week in review
If you missed any news this week thanks to the nationwide Optus outage, here’s a roundup of the headlines CAPS remains undaunted, calling for change on a number of issues …