Get your veggie game on
Eating three types of vegetables in an evening meal is a key marker in having a better diet – but how to encourage people to do so? The CSIRO has …
Shift to non-painkiller lower back pain approach
Medicare needs to keep up with changes to best practice for treating low back pain, one researcher warns Recent changes to major international guidelines for the management of lower back …
Most parents don’t monitor teens’ online activity
Australians of all ages are increasingly reliant on mobiles and social media, a new survey shows A new survey by the Australian Psychological Society has shown that Australians generally find …
The week in review
The Melbourne Cup may have stopped the nation on Tuesday, but in the meantime the pharmacy sector stayed busy… Health Minister Greg Hunt took to the MJA to laud the …
Profession split on euthanasia
A sizeable minority of pharmacists would refuse to dispense drugs used in voluntary assisted dying, an AJP poll shows Last month, the lower house of Victorian Parliament passed Labor’s controversial …
Patents extended under revived TPP?
The ACTU has attacked the government over the revived TPP, claiming it would drive up drug prices ACTU president Ged Kearney says that the Trans Pacific Partnership, which is set …
Huge majority don’t understand safe cooking
Aussies may be great consumers of cooking shows on TV, but this doesn’t translate to a good understanding of food risks New data shows that 70% of Australians don’t know …
Parents still expect antibiotics: NPS
Many parents still believe cough and cold symptoms should be treated with antibiotics, new figures show Ahead of next week’s World Antibiotic Awareness Week (November 13-17), NPS MedicineWise has released …
Pharmacy forms found on other side of city
Hospital pharmacy requisition documents for drugs of dependence have been found on the street in Canberra Internal documents from Canberra’s Calvary Public Hospital Bruce have been found on the ground …
“The Chemist Warehouse team have built the ‘how to’ model”
Chemist Warehouse is “winning the catalogue game”, according to a piece in B&T The advertising, marketing, media and PR title has run an analysis piece in which it looked at …
Monash in prescribing collaboration
PharmAlliance partners are set to investigate ways to improve use of medicines for people with dementia Monash University researchers are set to work with international collaborators on a common data …
PSA CEO resigns
The PSA is looking for a new chief executive officer after Dr Lance Emerson announced his resignation today Dr Emerson, who has been CEO of the peak body for three …