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How pharmacists can help create tobacco-free communities
In time for the quit smoking New Year resolutions that are anticipated at the end of this month, FIP has outlined the wide variety of different ways in which pharmacists …
National consistency needed on e-cigarette regulation: AMA
The AMA wants to introduce nationally-consistent controls and restrictions on the marketing and advertising of e-cigarettes, it says. The organisation today released its updated Position Statement on Tobacco Smoking and …
SANE hosts online Christmas dinner for lonely
While the forthcoming festive season is joyful for many, it can also be a sad and lonely time for the one in five Australians experiencing mental illness, says SANE Australia. …
World first ibuprofen patch created
Researchers at the University of Warwick have worked with Coventry-based Medherant, a Warwick spinout company, to produce and patent the world’s first ever ibuprofen patch delivering the drug directly through …
Chronic physical and mental ill health link needs attention
The Australian Health Policy Collaboration at Victoria University has urged the Federal Government to address the strong link between chronic physical and mental ill health. Its latest paper Beyond the …
Patient harm from removal of pathology bulk billing incentives: pathologists
The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia has warned that removal of the Bulk Billing Incentive for Pathology services, announced by the Federal Government, is expected to have a detrimental …
MYEFO ‘yet another co-payment by stealth,’ says AMA
The Government’s MYEFO statement is another chapter in the Coalition’s consistent health policy since being elected – cut health funding and shift costs to patients, says AMA President Professor Brian …
Consumers encouraged to talk to pharmacists on delistings: NPS
As the end of 2015 nears, NPS MedicineWise has joined other stakeholders in encouraging Australians who are prescribed OTC medicines to talk to their pharmacists and doctors about how the …
Time running out for ‘anomalous’ cohealth pharmacy
A unique community-driven, not-for-profit pharmacy at cohealth Collingwood may be forced to close its doors on 31 December leaving vulnerable people stranded. The AJP reported on the possible fate of …
Stroke Foundation funding new research
Ground-breaking stroke research projects have been given a kick-start as part of the National Stroke Foundation’s annual grants program. National Stroke Foundation will provide more than $312,000 to eleven Australian …
More than half have long-term eye conditions: AIHW
More than half (54%) of all Australians report having at least one long-term eye health condition, with nearly half the population wearing glasses or contact lenses, according to data released …
Discounting, delisting to affect Safety Net: Guild
All Australians need to be aware of the impact that Federal Government changes to the PBS will have on the number of prescriptions they will need to fill in order …