NSAIDs may lead to increased risk of heart failure
Study results are of concern owing to widespread use of the drugs, say cardiology experts In a BMJ study based on almost 10 million NSAIDs users across four European countries …
Guild: CPA negotiations should stay the same
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has made a series of recommendations to the King Review that it says will sustain local community pharmacies into the 2020s and beyond First of …
The week in review
Wrapping up a big week in pharmacy, including the 2016 Innovative Pharmacist of the Year Dr Alison Roberts was named the AstraZeneca 2016 UTS Innovative Pharmacist of the Year for …
“Giving them a competitive edge”
AJP chats to the brains behind the University of Sydney graduate vaccination scheme From the first week of December this year, graduates of the university’s Master of Pharmacy degree will …
No more hangovers
A British professor has invented a synthetic alcohol that mimics the positive effects of alcohol but avoids hangover symptoms Known as ‘alcosynth’, the new drink doesn’t cause a dry mouth, …
Should more new OCPs be PBS-listed?
Family Planning NSW says the current situation is locking out lower-income women from accessing the right medication Dr Deborah Bateson said last week that choice of oral contraception is limited …
Compassionate access to cannabis for kids
Pharmaceutical cannabidiol is being used to treat children with severe, treatment-resistant epilepsy as part of three wider trials A few children with severe, treatment-resistant epilepsy have already begun treatment at …
Let’s move beyond the turf wars
Pharmacists’ union calls for reform in its 79-page submission to the King Review In publicly releasing its submission to the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation, Professional Pharmacists Australia (PPA) …
“Alarming” levels of breast health awareness
Only 10% of women can correctly identify the key risk factors for breast cancer, according to a McGrath Foundation survey The survey comprising 1,288 Australian women aged 16 and over, …
Controversial vaccination film pulled from festival
Organisers have removed it from the lineup after widespread criticism including from the AMA Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe, directed by Wakefield, was to be screened in early October as …
Positive results for pharmacist-led BP monitoring
Hypertension management in community pharmacy gets thumbs up from participants, but questions remain about funding Sydney researchers have conducted a qualitative study to explore patients’ thoughts and experiences following a …
Priceline pharmacists: We stand with the Guild on CPA
Owner group tells govt panel that CPA negotiations should stay the same and highlights issues of high-cost meds Priceline’s Pharmacy Brand Advisory Committee, which represents pharmacist owners across Australia, has …