Para Hills Pharmacist Advice

24/04/2023

25/01/2023

We will be CLOSED Thursday January 26

See you Friday 8:30-6 👋🏻

21/11/2022

🦠 Do you know what to do with your unused antimicrobials such as antibiotics, antivirals, and antifungals?

Unused antimicrobials should be returned to your local pharmacy for safe and free disposal.

Disposing of unused antimicrobials inappropriately, such as in the bin or down the sink or toilet, can harm the environment and pollute waterways, contributing to antimicrobial resistance.

To help reduce the spread of antimicrobial resistance, it’s also important to:
▪ Only use antimicrobials when you need them
▪ Never use old antimicrobials for a new infection
▪ Never share your antimicrobials
▪ Use antimicrobials as prescribed
▪ Dispose of unused antimicrobials correctly by returning to a pharmacy

ℹ To learn more about Antimicrobial Awareness Week, please visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/AAW

16/08/2022

😷This is your friendly reminder to bring a mask with you when you leave home.

Masks are mandatory in:
▪ health care services
▪ pharmacies
▪ disability care facilities
▪ residential aged care facilities
▪ passenger transport services (including public transport, taxis, rideshare and other hire or charter vehicle arrangements)
▪ airplanes

Masks are strongly recommended in indoor public places.

If you’re going somewhere where masks are mandatory but you can’t wear one for medical reasons, please bring your medical certificate with you.

ℹ For more information, visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/COVIDmasks

01/06/2022

All South Australians are able to access the flu vaccine for free at participating GPs and pharmacies until 30 June 2022.

Please be patient with staff at clinics and pharmacies as there is currently a high demand for vaccination.

If you are 65 years or over, you can visit selected SA Health vaccination clinics to have the free flu vaccine at the same time as your COVID-19 vaccine. Participating clinics are:
▪ Elizabeth
▪ Kilkenny
▪ Noarlunga
▪ Mt Gambier
▪ North Adelaide
▪ Port Augusta
▪ Wayville
▪ Whyalla.

ℹ For more information, please visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/flu

18/04/2022

Masks are STILL REQUIRED, please wear one when you enter the pharmacy - to protect yourself and others! 😷

18/04/2022

😷 Masks are now only required to be worn in the following places:
▪️ Passenger transport (including taxis and rideshare)
▪️ Planes
▪️ Indoors at airports
▪️ Hospitals
▪️ Healthcare and pathology collection centres
▪️ Residential aged care
▪️ Disability care facilities
▪️ Correctional services, prisons, training centres, and other places of custody
▪️ Pharmacies

👩‍⚕️ Health care services include:
▪️ GPs
▪️ medical specialist services and practices
▪️ mental health services and practices including drug and alcohol services
▪️ allied health services
▪️ complementary and alternative therapy services and practices including Chinese medicine practitioners
▪️ community health services including Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services
▪️ dental services
▪️ reproductive services and sexual health services including termination of pregnancy
▪️ radiology services including screening services
▪️ disability and rehabilitation services.

You can choose to continue to wear a mask in other environments, particularly if you are unable to physically distance.

Please be respectful to those who choose to wear a mask, as reasons for wearing a mask are not always obvious.

ℹ️ For more information about masks, visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/COVIDmasks

18/01/2022

What is Australia Day?
January 26th marks the day in 1788 that Captain Arthur Phillips arrived at Sydney Cove and raised the Union Jack, beginning the British colony.

It is described as a day to reflect on what it means to be Australian, to celebrate contemporary Australia and to acknowledge Australian history.

It is a national public holiday across Australia.

Why is Australia Day controversial?
Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people see Australia Day as a day for sorrow and mourning, with some referring to it as Survival Day, and viewing it as an inappropriate celebration of the invasion by British settlers. These people had been living on the continent we now know as Australia for more than 60,000 years, and at least 1600 generations had lived and died there. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people now take this opportunity to celebrate the survival of their people and culture.

In recent years, Australia Day has promoted a focus on reconciliation and recognition of the importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to Australia.

When was Australia Day established?
January 26th was first observed as a holiday in 1838, originally limited to the territory of New South Wales. However, representatives from Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and New Zealand joined NSW leaders in Sydney to celebrate the Centenary in 1888. It then became known as Anniversary Day or Foundation Day.

It wasn't until 1994 that January 26th became known officially as Australia Day.

04/01/2022

[UPDATED ADVICE – TUESDAY 4 JANUARY 2022]

In South Australia a ‘close contact’ is defined as:
▪ a household member or intimate partner of a COVID-19 case during their infectious period
▪ someone who has had close personal interaction with a COVID-19 case during their infectious period
▪ someone who has been notified by SA Health that they are a close contact
▪ someone who has been to an exposure site during the exposure period for that site.

Close personal interaction with a COVID-19 case is an interaction:
▪ for 15 minutes or more AND
▪ where masks are not worn AND
▪ in close physical proximity AND
▪ in an indoor setting

COVID-19 cases are considered infectious two days before their symptoms started. If they didn’t have any noticeable symptoms, they are considered infectious two days before they had their positive COVID-19 test taken. The infectious period ends 10 days after they had their positive test taken.

If someone you have been in close contact with tells you they have tested positive to COVID-19, please follow the advice below.

Close contacts are required to:
▪ immediately quarantine for 7 days since you last saw them
▪get a COVID-19 PCR test immediately
▪get a COVID-19 PCR test again on day 6 after exposure (a negative day 6 PCR test is required to be released from quarantine)
▪ get a PCR test again immediately if symptoms develop
▪not attend high risk settings or COVID Management Plan events for 14 days after exposure
▪wear a surgical mask when around others
▪avoid contact with vulnerable people (young children, elderly, pregnant, people with chronic health conditions), avoid non-essential activities, avoid working across worksites and avoid shared spaces and maintain physical distancing on days 8 to 14 after exposure.

Do not attend an Emergency Department, unless it is an emergency.

For more information, visit https://bit.ly/3HvULRS

31/12/2021

Our pharmacy will be CLOSED on Saturday 1st January. We will re-open on Tuesday 4th January.

We wish all our wonderful customers / patients a safe NYE. We all look forward to 2022 bringing us much needed positive vibes.

19/12/2021

Our Team at Para Hills Pharmacist Advice, would like to thank you for your support during the past year. We value our opportunity to serve you and look forward to doing so in the future. May your Christmas be happy and blessed.

Special thanks to Rohan from McQueens Florist for our beautiful window display.