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Pharmacists not giving cancer patients CMIs
Pharmacists are not adequately fulfilling their CMI obligations, according to the head of a prominent cancer consumer group. Sally Crossing, chair of Cancer Voices NSW and convenor of Cancer Voices …
Consumers fear memory loss, prefer supplemented food to pills
Consumers are more concerned about memory loss and the degeneration of their sight than they are about diabetes or cholesterol, new data shows. A new report from Canadean shows that …
Vale Ken Bickle
Colleague celebrates the life of a pharmacy leader Well-known pharmacy identity Ken Bickle has died recently after a life dedicated to community pharmacy and public health. Mr Bickle passed on …
Pharmacists help skin cancer burden drop
A new report from the AIHW demonstrates pharmacists’ role in helping reduce the burden of skin cancer, a Cancer Council spokesperson says. The report, Skin Cancer in Australia, shows that …
New look concept store for Chemmart
Chemmart has opened a new-look concept store in the inner Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn. The store profiles a fresh look for the brand, both internally and externally, blending a renewed …
Mindfulness and meditation better than opioids?
Could mindfulness and meditation be more powerful than opioids for lower back pain? The University of Queensland School of Psychology’s Dr Melissa Day is conducting a project that will test that possibility. “Chronic …
Pharmacy gender pay gap widens
The pay gap between male and female pharmacists in the UK has more than doubled in only a year, Chemist + Druggist reports. The results of its C+D Salary Survey …
Fight against AIDS in Australia declared a success
Effective therapies mean the number of people progressing to AIDS is lower than ever, but HIV is still spreading Key researchers and stakeholders have announced that AIDS progress in Australia is …
NDSS changes a mixed bag
Nearly two weeks into the transition, some patients have reportedly been unable to access supplies From 1 July, the National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS) implemented changes to its supply services. The …
Guild working on hep C cash flow problems
The Guild says it is continuing to work with stakeholders following the revelation that a large minority of pharmacies may not supply the expensive, newly-listed Hepatitis C drugs to patients …
Australians urged to ‘take charge’ of their medicines
NPS MedicineWise has announced that Be Medicinewise Week will be held this year from 22-28 August 2016. This year is the sixth annual Be Medicinewise Week, a national awareness week …
Step towards Alzheimer’s vaccine
Researchers in the US and Australia have make a breakthrough discovery in the international quest to discover a new and potentially effective vaccine targeting the pathological proteins associated with Alzheimer’s …