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Nurses could fill gaps in health care: ACN
The Australian College of Nursing has applauded the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care for its release of the Australian Atlas of Health Care Variation. The atlas …
Green pharmacy practice: FIP on environmental responsibility
The entire medicines use process must be changed so as to minimise the environmental effects of pharmaceuticals, FIP says in a document on green pharmacy practice The International Pharmaceutical Federation …
GBMA welcomes PBS listing of infliximab
The inclusion of the first monoclonal antibody biosimilar on the PBS will deliver immediate savings to the Federal Government; however the full potential of this and other biosimilar medicines relies …
DDS donates $11,000+ to McGrath Foundation
Discount Drug Stores has donated $11,020 to the McGrath Foundation thanks to the generosity of Discount Drug Stores customers, after launching its Spotlight On Breast Health Clinics throughout 115 stores …
TCM Sailuotong to be trialed in vascular dementia
Complementary Medicines Australia has welcomed the announcement by the National Institute of Complementary Medicine of a clinical trial for a Chinese herbal medicine, Sailuotong. Sailuotong has been shown, in pilot …
Pharmacists critical in meds supply during bushfires and other disasters
The bushfires in Western Australia and South Australia and the prospect of a hot dry summer have reinforced the need for residents in areas susceptible to natural disasters such as …
Strengthening mental care to feature at Therapeutic Update Conference
Advancing therapeutic knowledge and medication management will be the focus of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s 2016 NSW Annual Therapeutic Update Conference being held at Terrigal from March 4-6, 2016. …
Startup Kayban turns superfood into superbug fighter
Australian start-up Kayban has developed the world’s first anti-microbial healthcare range made from organic flaxseed oil following a collaboration with CSIRO. The company hopes the range of topical lotions and …
Decembeard: beards for bowel health
Bowel Cancer Australia will join with Australians across the country starting Tuesday, December 1st to help raise funds and awareness about the disease which kills more than 2,200 men each …
Scott McGregor awarded Barry Schultz medal for 2015
The former Branch Committee member of the Guild’s South Australian Branch, Adelaide pharmacist Scott McGregor, has been awarded the Barry Schultz medal for 2015. The medal is awarded to a …
Willach opens doors to new, double-sized training facility
Willach has opened the doors to its new $500,000 training facility in Burwood, east of Melbourne. The 1000sqm site is more than double the size of Willach’s previous premises in …
Drug and alcohol roundup: health issues
Recently the fifth IGCD Stakeholder Forum was held in Melbourne. Delegates from around Australia participated in discussions that would shape the policy on how we would manage drug use for …