NPS MedicineWise rejects ‘selling out’ to big pharma claim
The not-for-profit vehemently denies claims by leading medical publication that it has “sold its soul to big pharma” CEO Dr Lynn Weekes has written a lengthy letter hitting back at …
Minister’s plan to introduce national cancer register
Nationwide system will replace eight separate state and territory cervical cancer registers and “outdated” bowel screening system Minister for Health Sussan Ley has announced her plan to introduce a National …
CWH consortium to take over Masters stores
Group plans to convert the 61 stores and 21 development sites into large shopping centres Home Consortium, comprising Chemist Warehouse Group, aged care operator Aurrum and Spotlight Group, has announced its …
Prescription overdose deaths continue to climb
Organisations are again calling for real-time prescription monitoring across the nation to combat the alarming figures The Penington Institute has released Australia’s Annual Overdose Report 2016 and its findings reveal a …
ABC amends website following CAM concerns
Changes to logo placement were made after concerns were raised about a perceived link between Monash University and Swisse Wellness Last week, the ABC announced its international media arm (Australia …
Labor government calls for PBS listing of Truvada
The Federal government needs to stop delaying and make antiretroviral drugs accessible, it says Victoria’s Minister for Health, Jill Hennessy, this week launched a new pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) study called …
Hazardous weight loss products being purchased online
The TGA has warned that Australians are purchasing weight loss medicines that include dangerous pharmaceutical substances from overseas websites Associate Professor Tim Greenaway, the TGA’s Principal Medical Adviser, said the …
The end of uncertainty?
A sense of security is what drew this pharmacist and owner to award-winning program Pharmacist Ben Jackson (pictured above, left) owns both the Amcal Plus and Guardian pharmacies located in …
Pharmacy Board responds to CPD plan uproar
Several announcements and newsletters have been sent to warn pharmacists about the changes since October 2015, it says With the end of the CPD period looming, many pharmacists have been …
“Several pharmacists have succumbed to greed and overt rampant capitalism”
The first publicly released King Review submissions include GP concerns over pharmacies as a “shonky operation” and frustrations over HMR restrictions and ownership The first five submissions that have been …
“Robot” babies fail to prevent teenage pregnancy
A randomised trial conducted in WA schools has had some surprising results Nearly 3,000 school girls aged 13-15 across the state participated in a trial to assess the Virtual Infant …
GSK tops Fortune list of world-changing companies
The pharmaceutical giant was ranked first for its “unmatched record for balancing scientific progress, social impact and the profit motive” Fortune magazine and a panel of experts recently named GlaxoSmithKline the …
