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Situation stable: 2015 UTS Pharmacy Barometer
More pharmacists are confident in the future viability of community-based pharmacy than they were 12 months ago, however the majority remain “neutral” about the future rather than optimistic, according to the results of this year’s UTS Community Pharmacy Barometer.
PPDC starts consultation on competency standards framework
The Pharmacy Practitioner Development Committee has commenced consultation with its Member organisations on a revised draft of the profession’s competency standards framework. The current document, the National competency standards framework …
Healthy Food Partnership to tackle obesity, encourage healthy eating
Rural Health Minister Fiona Nash has announced a new partnership of preventative health groups, food industry bodies and government to cooperatively tackle obesity and encourage healthy eating. Minister Nash, Minister …
Hunt for dementia genes awarded Government funding
Identifying the right genes involved in dementia could be the breakthrough researchers are looking for to treat the debilitating disease, which is expected to affect 900,000 Australians by 2050. Two …
GSK partners with Government on quadrivalent flu jab
GSK Australia is partnering with the Australian Government to provide a quadrivalent influenza vaccine for the National Immunisation Program for the 2016 season. Fluarix® Tetra is a four-strain flu vaccine …
New survey identifies real food poisoning culprits
Australians are incorrectly blaming the ‘off’ milk at the back of the fridge for food poisoning rather than much more risky raw egg dishes according to a national OmniPoll survey …
Guild supports walk4braincancer in Canberra
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s Ann Dalton and David Quilty participated in the walk4braincancer in Canberra over the weekend with Cure Brain Cancer Foundation campaign manager Jhaike Braham. Last month …
Survey to probe codeine sales restrictions impact
A University of Tasmania research project will seek to understand how codeine sales restrictions will affect codeine consumers and health professionals and are asking affected people to answer a questionnaire. …
Condom purchase behaviour mostly unchanged—except for gay men
At 11%, the proportion of Australian adults buying condoms in any given six-month period remains unchanged since 2011, with 59% of total purchasers being men and 41% being women, the …
TPP final text worries health experts, says PHAA
The release of the final Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement text on 5 November has confirmed many of the concerns of health experts, says the PHAA. The controversial provisions for biologic …
Guild slams codeine deaths claims
The Guild has hit back at claims that pushback against the interim decision to reschedule codeine-containing OTCs to prescription only do not adequately take into account safety issues. Pain specialist …
TWC creates private label professional CM range
Consumers are becoming increasingly discerning in their approach to complementary medicines, says a TWC pharmacist: and as a result, new higher strength, higher quality, targeted vitamins are finding favour in …