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Work underway to bring RTPM to NSW Today’s issue of PD
Pharmacy Daily today has
NSW is set to join Victoria, He told the Assembly that the two pages of news, a front
Tasmania and the ACT in deceased woman, Rachael Brown, cover wrap from Mylan plus a
implementing a real-time had developed an addiction to
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prescription medicine monitoring prescription sleeping pills after her
system (RTPM). father had been severely injured 12
A spokesperson for NSW Health years ago.
Minister, Brad Hazzard, told As her addiction spiralled out of Mylan insights
Pharmacy Daily that “work is control she would travel around MYLAN is highlighting
already underway” to develop an the Northern Beaches and Sydney its updated My Business
RTPM for the state. to obtain scripts from GPs who Health platform which helps
With NSW joining the push for were unaware of her addiction, and pharmacies track and improve
RTPM, Western Australia is the then visit pharmacies to have the key metrics - see cover page.
only state yet to indicate it will prescriptions filled. where her daughter was and could
implement a system to tackle Stokes said Brown’s mother, go to collect her.”
doctor shopping Cheryl, “would visit the GPs and A number of state coroners across
News that the state will introduce the pharmacies asking for them to the country have called to the Light mask recall
real-time monitoring comes less voluntarily share with her whether implementation of RTPM “ideally JOHNSON & Johnson
than a month after Hazzard’s Rachael sought prescriptions from as part of a national system”, to Pacific, in consultation with
colleague Rob Stokes, NSW Minister them, as any concerned mother combat the rise of prescription- the Therapeutic Goods
for Planning and Public Spaces, would earnestly do”. drug-related deaths (PD 27 Jun), Administration (TGA), is
raised the issue in an address to the “Some would, some would while Pharmaceutical Society of recalling Neutrogena Visibly
state’s Legislative Assembly. not on the grounds of patient Australia NSW Branch President, Clear Light Therapy Acne Mask
Stokes said he had been alerted confidentiality,” he said Peter Carroll, had expressed and Activator.
to the need for an RTPM by a family “Cheryl told me that a couple of disappointment that the State The device is also being
in his Pittwater constituency, whose pharmacies would call her when Government had not found funding withdrawn from the market
daughter died on 16 May after an she was at her wits’ end saying, for real-time monitoring in the due to potential irreversable
overdose. ‘Rachael is here now’ so she knew Budget (PD 19 Jun). retinal damage - tga.gov.au.
Embedding pharmacists is key - PSA Celltrion Healthcare joins GBMA
THE alarming issue of facilities,” he said. KOREAN biopharmaceutical
medicine-related harm in Freeman highlighted the PSA’s company, Celltrion Healthcare,
residential aged care facilities recent Medicine Safety: Take has indicated its intention to join
could be improved by embedding Care report which showed that Australia’s Generic and Biosimilar
pharmacists, according to the 98% of residents in residential Medicines Association (GBMA).
Pharmaceutical Society of aged care facilities had at least The company will be the first engagement saying, “This is
Australia (PSA). one medicine related problem, GBMA member to join the new further evidence of the role
A new PSA submission to the and more than half were exposed internal subgroup, Biosimilar that biosimilar medicines can
Royal Commission into Aged Care to at least one potentially Membership. play in ensuring a sustainable
Quality and Safety has called for inappropriate medicine. GBMA Chief Executive healthcare system for Australian
a national program to embed “Pharmacists, with their Officer, Marnie Peterson, patients, particularly for the
pharmacists across the country. unique expertise in medicines welcomed Celltrion Healthcare’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme”.
PSA National President, Chris and medicine management, are
Freeman, said residents in ideally placed to identify and
the facilities “deserve to have help resolve these issues”.
timely and regular access to the The PSA President said
expertise of a pharmacist if they it had been clear through
require advice and support with evidence provided to the Royal
their medicines and medicine Commission that “we need to
management”. have pharmacists protecting
“The health of the aged patients from the inappropriate
care sector matters a great prescribing and use of medicines.”
deal to pharmacists and many He also called for other
pharmacists already contribute measures including aged care
to activities and services to workforce education and training
improve resident safety and by pharmacist and timely access
system changes impacting on to Residential Medication
quality and safety in health care Management Reviews.
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THE Department of Health
Corner will be hosting a webinar on
30 Jul, 12noon to 1.30pm, to
PROFESSIONAL cycling provide industry, consumers
has long been the domain and clinicians with information
of amateur “pharmacists”, on the process changes to
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investing considerable time of Pharmaceutical Benefits
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is coming to Australian TV
screens this weekend as part of HOPING to repeat last year’s “Our research into diabetes
a HBO Mockumentary, Tour de successful diabetes awareness and indicates that negative attitudes
Pharmacy, and will air on the
Comedy Channel at 8:30pm
education campaign in partnership
with diabetes patient, Mobil 1
and misconceptions among the
general public regarding diabetes
Events
eastern time.
The 40-minute parody
MEGA Racing Supercars driver largely still exists,” he said. Calendar
and fan favourite, Jack Perkins “For example, more than a
mixes “archival footage” (pictured), Amcal Pharmacy is quarter of Australians still consider
from a fictional 1982 race, WELCOME to Pharmacy
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airing “interviews” with the once more. disease and a burden on the health
participants around the “dopiest opportunities to earn CPE and
The focus this year will be to system. CPD points.
year in Le Tour history”. break down attitudinal barriers for “By inviting Australians into
During the show it is revealed the more than 630,000 Australians Jack’s diabetes journey, we are If you have an upcoming
that one rider had a cocktail of living with diabetes. able to humanise and amplify event you’d like us to feature,
EPO, cocaine, anabolic steroids, Amcal General Manager, Brian the possibilities when living with email info@pharmacydaily.
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norethandrolone, furazabol, importance of highlighting the and speaking directly with those 26 - 28 Jul: PSA19;
heroin, oxycodone, MDA, realities of living with, and the Australians who may feel isolated.” Hyatt Regency Sydney;
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