Hospital operator getting auction-ready: reports
Private hospital operator Healthscope is preparing to be sold after ballooning debt, sources say Australia’s second-largest private hospital operator is reportedly getting closer to a sale after most of its …
World news wrapup: 13 March 2025
NZ’s pharmac culture a problem, report finds; Irish pharmacist censured after overturned conviction; weight management complaints fly in after new UK guidance Wellington, New Zealand: BioPharmaDispatch has covered the release …
Stepping up to advocate for change
Today is Thank Your Pharmacist Day, and PSA national president Fei Sim says the profession should be ‘front and centre’ in all health policy discussions By Associate Professor Fei Sim, …
New procedure for product alerts
Department rolls out new process for sponsors conducting market actions for therapeutic goods The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has implemented its new Procedure for Recalls, Product Alerts and Product Corrections …
Sustaining changes: making deprescribing stick
Sustainability in deprescribing is about more than the environment – it’s about whether changes made to a medicines regimen can be maintained, one expert says For Advanced Pharmacy Australia’s MedsAware …
‘A future made in Australia must include medicines’
Leading pharmacists are among those advocating for better access to palliative care medicines, including abolishing co-payments and incentivising domestic manufacturing Palliative Care Australia has welcomed the recent announcement regarding the …
‘It’s a matter of when, not if’
Ahead of the upcoming federal election, stakeholder groups are again calling for an investment in pandemic readiness, including an enhanced CDC The interim Centre for Disease Control must be transformed …
General care of acne-prone skin
Skin is fabulous because a simple daily routine can help maintain its health and appearance, writes Dr Brett MacFarlane A targeted general skin care routine is particularly important for people …
TGA strengthens warnings for broad-spectrum antibiotics
More prominent warnings added to Product Information (PI) and Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) for all oral and injectable fluoroquinolones Updated warnings regarding rare side effects are being added to PI …
‘I take so many pills, I rattle when I walk!’
It’s now a common line among patients and pharmacists, but hearing the phrase over and over again set one leading pharmacist on the path to researching deprescribing For Advanced Pharmacy …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Metformin Treatment with or without Mediterranean Diet for the Prevention of Age-Related Diseases in People with Metabolic Syndrome The Metformin and …
Sigma to join ASX50 as Ramsay drops out
Stock market rebalancing sees wholesaler named among Australia’s top 50 biggest listed companies Sigma Healthcare will officially join the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) 50 on Monday 24 March 2025 following …