Today’s burden of disease report, released by the AIHW, represents a major wake up call for all parties contesting the federal election, highlighting the huge impact a small number of …

There have been good gains in the health of the Australian population, with the overall burden of disease and injury reducing between 2003 and 2011, according to a report released …

SHPA is set to release a survey aimed at providing data to underpin a review of the future scope of practice for pharmacy technicians and assistants working in hospitals. “We …

Pharmacy Guild executive director David Quilty has written to the editor of The Weekend Australian, following claims banks could change pharmacy lending behaviour as a result of the long-awaited King …

Taree pharmacist and Friends of Science in Medicine member Ian Carr is stepping up a campaign against naturopathy in pharmacy, the Daily Telegraph reports. Reporter Jane Hansen spoke to Carr, …

Substandard and counterfeit medicines, and online pharmacies which aren’t legitimate, are a serious and growing problem, say experts. Australia needs to set up a “safe list” of online pharmacies in …

While sugar has become a target in the fight against obesity, with calls for Australia to follow the lead of countries such as the UK, Mexico and Hungary and introduce …

The pharmacy profession could well fall victim to technology if it does not reinvent itself, says the founder of PharmHack. Pharmacist Sabrine Elkhodr, who has written for AJP on the …

The Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations has welcomed the TGA decision to register a drug for HIV prevention as a major milestone towards ending HIV transmission. AFAO is now calling …

PSA is one of several organisations which has secured funding under the open competitive tender process for the new Health Peak and Advisory Bodies Program. A total of 22 groups …

New Zealand’s government is preparing changes to pharmacy ownership which will mean pharmacies will no longer need to be part owned by a pharmacist, but by any “fit and proper” …

The 2016 Budget confirms the significant ongoing PBS savings provided by generic medicines, and signals the government’s intent to streamline medicine regulation processes, says GBMA. The absence of further PBS …