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Who will be Health Minister?
Now that the dust is settling after the Coalition’s narrow victory, attention remains on the role health care played in the July 2 election. Last week PharmaDispatch reported that Sussan …
Alan Tuxford in new role at HPS
Pharmacy services provider HPS has announced the appointment of Alan Tuxford to the new role of Director of Pharmacy Practice. Tuxford will bring extensive experience in pharmacy operations to the …
Folic acid and vitamin D only supplements recommended in pregnancy
Multivitamin and mineral supplements are unlikely to be needed by most mums- to-be and are an unnecessary expense, concludes a review of the available evidence, published in this month’s issue …
Falling PBS script prices force pharmacies to boost retail revenue
PBS reform is forcing pharmacy operators to boost their retail revenue, a report from IBISWorld, Pharmacies in 2016-7, shows. The report, which warns of troubled times ahead for pharmacy, says …
Diabetes: worse than we thought
Latest research shows diabetes burden is larger than estimated and rates of amputations in Australia are seriously high A study led by Monash University researchers has found there may be …
Key health groups respond to Coalition win
The Guild, PSA and AMA have responded to the Turnbull government’s re-election National President of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, George Tambassis, has passed on his congratulations to the Coalition …
Pharmacy critic GP reaches out to Guild
Dr Edwin Kruys, the GP who has criticised community pharmacy’s vaccination service as a “slippery slope” in the last week, has issued a challenge to the Pharmacy Guild: that he …
Climate change causing heatwave deaths
Scientists in Europe have found that manmade climate change is to blame for hundreds of heatwave deaths. The team of scientists studied Europe’s deadly 2003 heatwave, using modelling to calculate …
Another country takes up plain tobacco packaging
Uruguay is the latest country to institute tobacco control measures such as plain packs, after it won an international landmark legal battle against big tobacco company Philip Morris. Graphic warnings …
Coalition returned, but what next for Ley, copayments?
With the Coalition returned in the narrowest of victories – at the time of writing, it had gained the 76 House of Representatives seats it needed to form Government – …
Why disruption and pharmacy are a perfect marriage
Pharmacists must marry disruption rather than contemplate our destruction by its unstoppable force, says Rob Sztar. It is widely discussed that pharmacy faces an uncertain future in the face of …
How important is a Zika vaccine?
Two Zika vaccines have been declared successful in mice – welcome news as the virus has already cost many unborn lives The success of two vaccines in mice is a “remarkable …