Three key pillars of good public health
Protection, promotion, prevention are three key pillars for good public health and provide a framework for improving the public’s health, PHAA CEO Michael Moore says Adequate investment by governments and …
SA project to tackle antibiotic use in aged care
Southern Cross Care is aiming to help improve the use of antibiotics in some of its aged care facilities with a project led by leading pharmacists Southern Cross has partnered …
The week in review
It’s been another busy week for the pharmacy sector – and for once, the King Review was not the only review that got people talking.The long-awaited response to the Sansom …
‘There will be a mass exodus of bright young pharmacists’
Across the country pharmacists are doing it tough, with low (and dropping) wages a key theme emerging in submissions to the King ReviewAt PSA16, Lance Emerson announced that, “Pharmacist wages …
Owners speak up on location rules
Should they be left alone, tweaked or scrapped altogether? King Review submissions reveal a variety of opinionsSo far the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation has received and published 37 …
The King Review: Discussing the future
The long-awaited pharmacy remuneration and regulation discussion paper has raised a lot of questions about how pharmacy operates, but what will be its answers? The Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation (King) …
The compounder, the doctor and the institute
A compounding pharmacy has been criticised for dispensing a withdrawn substance… but is the reproval warranted? Dr Ken Harvey, from Monash University’s School of Public Health, has notified the AJP …
Could popping a pill replace exercise?
Popping a pill that makes your body think it has exercised could soon be possible, say Deakin University medical scientists.But don’t let your gym membership lapse just yet—at this stage, …
Microcephaly case-control study confirms Zika virus causality
Preliminary findings from 32 cases confirm causality but the true size of the effect will only be available following the full analysis of all 200 cases and 400 controls.The relation …
Jane Halton resigns, thanked by stakeholders
The Pharmacy Guild acknowledges the significant contribution of Jane Halton AO PSM to the Commonwealth public service over many years, and wishes her well in her new endeavours.Halton announced her …
Therapeutic goods streamlining welcomed
Australia can streamline the regulation of therapeutic goods by removing duplicative and inefficient processes without undermining the safety and quality of medicines, the GBMA says following the Government’s response to …
Clinical tips: Women and cancer
Australians need to be encouraged to make the time for screening programs, writes Karalyn Huxhagen Pink October is a major event to raise the awareness of all cancers that affect …