Consumer satisfaction results rate professional services
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 …
Global high blood pressure rates double
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 …
New resources for GP pharmacists
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 …
Weight loss can help cancer survivors reduce risk
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 …
HIV at all time high in Aboriginal population
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 20 have chlamydia
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 …
Who takes the most vitamins?
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 …
Pharmacy criticised as diabetes trial launches
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 …
Minister kicks off trial with blood sugar test
Health Minister Sussan Ley kicked off the Pharmacy Diabetes Screening Trial on Monday by having a HbA1c test in-pharmacy The long-awaited program was launched at the Amcal Chempro Pharmacy Ashmore, …
Pharmacists crucial in diabetes self-injecting care
Becton, Dickinson and Company is encouraging pharmacists to recognise World Diabetes Day by re-evaluating their diabetes services in-store and ensuring staff are up-to-date. While the number of people with diabetes …
NPS welcomes Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy
NPS MedicineWise has welcomed the announcement by Barnaby Joyce and Sussan Ley on the implementation of the National Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy 2015-2019. NPS MedicineWise CEO Dr Lynn Weekes says the …
UK pharmacists to check sore throats
UK consumers with sore throats are being encouraged to visit a pharmacy instead of a GP under a new NHS England initiative. A “sore throat test and treat” service has …