How pharmacy helped in this year’s flu season
Record numbers of Australians were vaccinated against flu this year – and the Health Minister has pointed out pharmacy’s involvement Greg Hunt has announced that Australia experienced the lowest rates …
The week in review
Discount pharmacy groups have had a big part to play in this week’s news… The NPSA welcomed the new CSO operational guidelines, particularly noting that no new exclusive direct supply …
How much sleep is too much?
Getting enough sleep is important… but getting too much could be risky, new research shows A study of more than 116,000 people in seven regions of the world, published in …
Body fat and breast cancer
Obesity is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer – but women with a normal BMI could still be at risk Women with excess body fat, even if they …
Beware Christmas Tree Syndrome
Asthma experts have warned that real Christmas trees can trigger asthma symptoms and nasty respiratory problems Experts from the National Asthma Council Australia have highlighted “Christmas tree syndrome,” in which …
DDS looks good for pharmacy of the year
Discount Drug Stores has taken out the Roy Morgan pharmacy customer satisfaction award for October More than 91% of DDS customers reported that they were ‘very’ or ‘fairly’ satisfied with …
World news wrapup: 6 December 2018
Contraceptive pill refusal case divides Croatia; former US children’s hospital pharmacy director accused of US$4.4 million embezzlement; UK rules tighten on dispensing gluten-free food Zagreb, Croatia: The conscientious objection debate …
Life sentence for pharmacist who murdered wife
Health data from a British pharmacist’s iPhone helped convict him of the murder of his wife, also a pharmacist British media report that Mitesh Patel, who owned the Roman Road …
No new exclusive direct supply after 2020
The National Pharmaceutical Services Association has welcomed new CSO operational guidelines, while a tender has opened for access to the CSO funding pool The new CSO deeds prohibit new exclusive …
Pharmacy silver sales under spotlight
A health writer has criticised providers of ionic silver products, saying they’re treading a “very fine line” Health writer Jane McCredie writes in MJA InSight that an advertisement for the …
Bad Santa burglary bid
A man called police to help get him get unstuck from the chimney of a pharmacy he was allegedly trying to burgle “Santa is not from Woodend,” say Victoria Police, …
‘Burp-back’ highlighted in fish oil case
While imported fish oil and Vitamin D were encapsulated in Australia, this was not enough to justify referring to the product as “Made in Australia,” according to a court ruling …