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Exploding e-cigarettes ‘act as flaming rockets’
Reports that e-cigarette users in the United States are being seriously injured due to the devices exploding in their faces are a wake-up call, Quit Victoria says. In the most …
Attitudes to physical education need to change: researcher
Gold Coast state primary school children are suffering from a lack of physical education, with schools failing to prioritise or promote its importance on the curriculum, new research shows. This …
National Medicines Symposium to discuss QUM, technology
Local and international medical experts and health professionals will converge in Canberra from 18-20 May 2016 to take part in the ninth National Medicines Symposium: Making wise decisions about medicines, …
New DAA guidelines could facilitate outsourcing, says DoseAid
As of December 7, the Pharmacy Board of Australia’s revised guidelines will clarify that it is the pharmacist’s prerogative as to whether further checking of a DAA is required. The …
Pharmacy leaflets have ‘untapped potential,’ say US researchers
Pharmacy leaflets have an “untapped potential” for giving patients trustworthy, easy-to-understand information about their medicines, a paper published in JAMA reports. Researchers from University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, …
Closing the Gap targets won’t be met: Productivity Commission
It is becoming increasingly clear that a number of the ‘Closing the Gap’ targets will not be met, according to a Productivity Commission report released today. The Council of Australian …
World’s most prescribed COPD treatment goes combo
Boehringer Ingelheim has announced the availability of the first tiotropium-based combination therapy on the PBS for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
One national scheme to cultivate medicinal cannabis: Ley
Australia will create a nationally-consistent licensing scheme regulating the controlled cultivation of cannabis for medicinal or scientific purposes that will streamline the process across the country, Minister for Health Sussan …
Dads’ diet impacts offspring’s health: RMIT research
The amount of food consumed by fathers could have a direct impact on their unborn children’s health and wellbeing, according to new RMIT University research. The study suggests that a …
Nurses could fill gaps in health care: ACN
The Australian College of Nursing has applauded the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care for its release of the Australian Atlas of Health Care Variation. The atlas …
Green pharmacy practice: FIP on environmental responsibility
The entire medicines use process must be changed so as to minimise the environmental effects of pharmaceuticals, FIP says in a document on green pharmacy practice The International Pharmaceutical Federation …
GBMA welcomes PBS listing of infliximab
The inclusion of the first monoclonal antibody biosimilar on the PBS will deliver immediate savings to the Federal Government; however the full potential of this and other biosimilar medicines relies …