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Patients want better co-ordinated health: CHF
Health care in Australia will require a big shake-up and investment in primary health care if the Government is to meet the responses of an official survey, the Consumers Health …
Codeine cold and flu drugs upschedule not economically sensible: ASMI
The interim decision to upschedule codeine-containing cold and flu medicines to Schedule 4 does not make public health or economic sense, the Australian Self Medication Industry says. It says new …
Phones a breeding ground for microbes: University of Queensland study
Think twice before you reach for your mobile phone at lunch, says an expert from the University of Queensland: many phones are a breeding ground for microbes. UQ’s Dr Alysha …
Why Australians don’t take their medicines
Many Australian adults aren’t taking their medicines as directed, a new survey conducted for NPS Medicinewise shows. NPS Medicinewise is currently holding Be Medicinewise Week 2015, an initiative intended to …
Hair samples shows ecstasy users more stressed
For the first time, researchers have used hair samples to measure levels of stress caused by MDMA or ecstasy use. Lead researcher Luke Downey from Swinburne University of Technology studied …
New Zealand pioneering downscheduling: Gauld
With last year’s reclassification of sildenafil, New Zealand reinforced its reputation as an innovator in down-scheduling medicines from prescription to non-prescription status, says ASMI. International switch expert Dr Natalie Gauld …
Call to pharmacies to support Walk4BrainCancer 2015
National President of the Pharmacy Guild George Tambassis has featured in a video encouraging pharmacies to create awareness about brain cancer by supporting Walk4BrainCancer 2015. In the video, Tambassis asks …
Medicines and children: Be Medicinewise Week Day Two
With over 10,600 phone calls about accidental medicines exposures and 4,391 calls about dosing errors made to the NSW Poisons Information Centre in one year—all in children 0-14 years—NPS MedicineWise …
Dentists, dietitians team up to promote veggie benefits
Australian Dental Association and the Dietitians Association of Australia have joined forces to help promote National Nutrition Week (October 11 – 17) by reminding Australians that not only are vegetables …
Pharmacists weigh the benefits of eRx Script Exchange
eRx Script Exchange today launched the results of its 2015 Pharmacy eHealth Survey identifying the business impact of ETP (electronic transfer of prescriptions) on community pharmacy since eRx’s launch in …
Pharmacists working for discount pharmacies earn less: PPA
Pharmacists working for discount pharmacies earn significantly less, a new survey has found. For the second year running, Professional Pharmacists Australia‘s survey has found that pharmacists who said they were …
TPP’s IP chapter raises fresh alarm for Public Health Association of Australia
The release of the Trans Pacific Partnership’s completed intellectual property chapter by Wikileaks on 10 October has raised fresh alarm amongst health organisations, says the Public Health Association of Australia. …