Discount Drug Stores has urged asthma patients to proactively check their inhaler technique to ensure that they are taking their medications correctly and getting the full dosage during Lung Health …

We take a look at pharmacy news from around the world South-east England: NHS funding to pharmacies is likely to influence greater consolidation in the sector, Chemist + Druggist reports. …

As part of Antibiotic Awareness Week, NPS MedicineWise is helping educate Australians about potential side-effects. NPS MedicineWise medical adviser Dr Jeannie Yoo says that as well as adding to the …

The UK is set to roll out a “sore throat test and treat” service, sending consumers to pharmacies to see if they need antibiotics – but not all stakeholders are …

The latest results from the Guild’s Customers Experience Index show that consumers are readily embracing expanding professional services delivered by pharmacists, says Victorian Branch president Anthony Tassone. The Index showed …

High-income nations like Australia have made good reductions in hypertension, but worldwide the problem is bigger than ever, new research shows. The most comprehensive analysis of worldwide trends in blood …

A comprehensive new education program and value-adding resources to support pharmacists working in general practice have been launched by the PSA. PSA National President Joe Demarte says as the single …

New data presented at a cancer conference suggests that more than three in five Australian breast cancer survivors are overweight or obese – and that it’s likely to increase their …

New national statistics released from the Australasian Sexual Health and HIV & AIDS Conferences reveal that HIV in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is at an all time high, …

One in twenty young Aussies has chlamydia, and most of them don’t know it, new figures show. The latest annual reports about sexually transmitted diseases in Australia show that at …

The latest findings from Roy Morgan Research reveal that 8.7 million Australians (or 44.2% of the population) take vitamins, minerals and supplements. And Nature’s Own is the most widely consumed …

The launch of the Pharmacy Diabetes Screening Trial has been warmly welcomed by some stakeholders – and less so by others The Pharmacy Guild welcomed the launch but Australian Doctor clinical news …