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Government establishes advisory council on medicinal cannabis
And a leading Australian pharmacist has been appointed to the expert panel The Health Department has announced the establishment of the Australian Advisory Council on the Medicinal Use of Cannabis, …
Poll: Do you stock CMs in your pharmacy?
Let us know if you do—and why or why not—in this anonymous poll You’ve probably seen the stories about pharmacists stocking complementary and alternative medicines plastered all over the news …
World news wrapup: 16 February 2017
We take a look at pharmacy news from around the world Nottingham, UK: A nine-year-old girl was mistakenly given methadone at her local pharmacy after she was prescribed antibiotics. Mother …
CMs ‘not going away, no matter how much its detractors huff and puff.’
CMs aren’t going away, so the Guild welcomes measures to keep consumers informed about their efficacy, says David Quilty Monday’s Four Corners program on complementary medicines and CHOICE’s pharmacy ‘shadow …
Could continued dispensing be expanded?
Queensland has come into line with continued dispensing regulations across the rest of the country, but there’s scope to expand the practice In Forefront this week, the Guild highlighted the …
How to cut through when talking to anti-vaxxers and anti-fluoriders
Dismissing people’s worries as baseless is one of the least effective ways of communicating public health risks, writes Claire Hooker Claire Hooker, Senior Lecturer and Coordinator, Health and Medical Humanities, University of …
PSA17 opens call for abstracts
The PSA is calling for abstracts for its flagship annual conference, PSA17 Selected abstracts will be presented as part of the “Pioneering Clinical Practice and Research” stream and/or as a poster …
NZ pill downschedule good news for women, pharmacy
Women in New Zealand will now be able to buy some oral contraceptives over the counter The Medicines Classification Committee recommendation follows an application by Green Cross Health and Natalie …
Communicating health risks in a post-truth world
Telling consumers the truth about health risks is no longer enough, say experts Public officials faced with the tough task of communicating risk on contentious issues like vaccination or fluoridation …
Four Corners story sparks controversy and conversation
What members of the Twitterati had to say about the #4corners story on CMs Pharmacists respond… Surprisingly it was hospital pharmacists who raised the loudest cry against non-evidence-based complementary medicines, pointing …
Aussie cardiologist defends CMs
Well-known cardiologist and author Dr Ross Walker hits back against “attack on complementary medicines” In an article for Healthcare in America, the Sydney-based Dr Walker says of the Four Corners …
Call for input on CM regulatory reforms
Amid a tense week for CMs in Australia, the TGA has called for contributions on reforms to their regulatory framework The Sansom Review made 19 recommendations to improve the regulatory …