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ADHD stigma a barrier to treatment
Pharmacists can play a key role in reducing the stigma of ADHD ADHD experts have slammed comments made in MJA InSight yesterday as stigmatising and trivialising the condition and strengthening …
Chinese pharmacies keen on Aussie products
China’s 240,000 pharmacy outlets are keen to see Australian products on display, say organisers of the Qingdao International Health Products Expo The exhibition is expected to attract some 60,000 visitors …
Immaturity being diagnosed as ADHD?
Age-related immaturity could often be diagnosed as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, WA researchers say The youngest children in Western Australian classrooms are more likely than their older classmates to receive …
“Caution and care”: AMA urges against healthcare cuts
Doctors’ group calls on the new Health Minister to lift the Medicare freeze in its pre-budget submission for 2017-18 Launching the Australian Medical Association’s latest pre-budget submission over the weekend, …
The reason behind skyrocketing autism rates
WA researchers have shown the so-called “autism epidemic” is due to an increase in diagnosis – not vaccines Professor Andrew Whitehouse, Head of Autism Research at the Telethon Kids Institute …
New once-daily Hep C treatment recommended for PBS
The first and only one-tablet, once-a-day treatment for all genotypes of chronic hepatitis C infection has been recommended for PBS listing Gilead Sciences Australia has announced that the TGA has …
Asthma ‘February epidemic’ looms
Ahead of the start of the 2017 school year, the National Asthma Council Australia is asking pharmacists to help their young asthma patients be ready for a safe return to …
Reducing errors one dose at a time: PDL practice alert
PDL are seeing an increase in reports of consumers being given medication which is not their own and intended for another person In 2016, incident reports of this nature comprised …
The week in review
A new year, a new Health Minister and pharmacy stakeholders look to the future… January is a time of new beginnings, and this week began as we anticipated change: we …
Experts red-card Trump’s likely health impact
A group of public health researchers have slammed Donald Trump’s likely impact on health in a scorecard published in The Lancet: a card that’s awash with red. The scorecard groups …
Fake tan tops pharmacy hit list
Three-quarters of pharmacies in Ireland have been victims of crime, with cosmetics and fake tan most likely to be shoplifted A survey of 130 Irish pharmacies conducted in the first …
Counterfeit money warning
Queensland Police are warning small businesses to be on the look out for counterfeit money Detectives from the Logan Criminal Investigation Branch are warning local businesses and members of the …