‘Contaminated, deficient, deadly drugs’
Five more people have been convicted on federal charges relating to the deadly 2012 fungal meningitis case in the United States US Attorney Andrew E. Lelling’s office has released a …
Union slams Epic offer
The employee pharmacists’ union has accused Epic Pharmacy of “blatantly” ignoring its efforts during enterprise bargaining Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) says that in June, a majority of Epic Hospital Pharmacy …
World news wrapup: 13 December 2018
Jail for pharmacist who traded oxycodone for sex; hidden camera pharmacist facing new charges; Brits to ditch “archaic” fax machines Baltimore, Maryland: Former pharmacist Richard Daniel Hiller has been sentenced to …
Prescription opioid rates ‘astonishing’
Several stakeholders have expressed concern about a newly documented rise in opioid use The Third Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation, released on Tuesday, found that between 2013–14 and 2016–17 the …
AHPRA teams up with WA Police
AHPRA and Western Australia Police have announced a Memorandum of Understanding enabling greater coordination and communication between the two agencies for the protection of the public The development of this …
Talking turkey on food safety
Experts are warning that up to one in three Christmas guests could be at risk of the potentially deadly Listeria infection Ahead of the silly season, the Food Safety Information …
Domestic violence leave now an entitlement
Up to six million Australians will now have access to a guaranteed entitlement of five days’ unpaid family and domestic violence leave – but is it enough? Health Minister Greg …
Pill testing normalises illicit drug use: Berejiklian
One harm minimisation stakeholder has warned that deaths from illicit drugs will continue without pill testing, as UK data shows 20% of substances sold were not as expected NSW Premier …
How pharmacy helped in this year’s flu season
Record numbers of Australians were vaccinated against flu this year – and the Health Minister has pointed out pharmacy’s involvement Greg Hunt has announced that Australia experienced the lowest rates …
The week in review
Discount pharmacy groups have had a big part to play in this week’s news… The NPSA welcomed the new CSO operational guidelines, particularly noting that no new exclusive direct supply …
How much sleep is too much?
Getting enough sleep is important… but getting too much could be risky, new research shows A study of more than 116,000 people in seven regions of the world, published in …
Body fat and breast cancer
Obesity is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer – but women with a normal BMI could still be at risk Women with excess body fat, even if they …