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The Pharmacy Guild of Australia says it will work constructively with the Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation Review Panel on the basis that they will take an objective and evidence-based approach …

The Pharmacy Guild has again slammed the findings of the Competition Policy Review following the Government’s release of its response to the review. The Government will partly or wholly adopt …

A major survey of Australian teenagers shows that smoking rates are continuing to decline, in an encouraging trend welcomed by Quit Victoria and the Heart Foundation. The 2014 survey, led …

Xavier Agostino from the MyChemist Northland is the 2015 MIMS PSA Victorian Intern of the Year. He was presented with is award by Dinah Graham from MIMS at the Victorian …

Australian cardiovascular specialists are today warning against apathy toward CVD research in light of an apparent ‘disease fatigue’ that has robbed the sector of funding momentum. Speaking on behalf of …

A new report has found that investing in new medicines pays for itself by reducing other public health expenditure. The modeling, published in The impact of pharmaceutical innovation on premature …

The Government has welcomed the passage of legislation designed to lift national immunisation rates and provide a stronger incentive for immunisation, after the Senate passed the No Jab, No Pay …

A new health economics analysis has revealed that regular supplementation with Insolar, a vitamin B3 derivative produced by Blackmores, which can reduce the risk of new skin cancers significantly, potentially …

A report into the value that Australians receive from government-subsidised medicines has highlighted the need to address spiralling rates of liver disease by adding breakthrough hepatitis C medicines to the …

Heart Foundation Walking has been hailed as a best practice example for positively impacting the health of Australia’s socioeconomically disadvantaged groups. The debate piece, published in the International Journal of …

Annette Walkerden from Elmwood Pharmacy in Wodonga is one of 40 small business owners from across Australia to be immortalised in a major artwork by Australian artist, Jenny McCracken. The …

Fiona Robertson, a community pharmacist at Swan Hill was presented with the Victorian Pharmacist Medal at the Victorian Pharmacists Dinner. Robertson works full time at the Marraboor Pharmacy where she …