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Discount Drug Stores announces new services
Discount Drug Stores announced a range of exciting new services to offer more value and opportunity for its members at its first National Conference since being acquired by Central Healthcare …
IMPROVE-IT study shows cardiovascular benefit
The IMPROVE-IT study, the large cardiovascular-outcomes trial that showed a clinical benefit to adding ezetimibe to statin therapy in post–acute coronary syndrome patients, is now published.
Bruce Elliot only pharmacist in Primary Health Care Advisory Group
PSA Queensland Branch President and community pharmacist owner from Yeppoon in Queensland, Bruce Elliot, has been appointed to the newly formed Primary Health Care Advisory Group which is part of …
Pharmacy needs clarity on rural, ATSI initiatives: Hannah Mann
Funding in the 6CPA for new and expanded pharmacy services focusing on rural and remote health, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, are positive but pharmacies servicing these communities …
Plain packaging sees further drops in smoking
The latest ABS National Accounts figures show Australia’s world leading plain packaging laws have sent tobacco consumption plunging to yet another record low. The figures released for the March quarter …
People with disability may avoid, delay seeing GP
The vast majority of people with disability living in the community saw a GP in 2012, but almost a fifth delayed seeing or did not see a GP when they …
PSA Awards for Excellence nominations close soon
Nominations for the PSA Awards for Excellence, including Pharmacist of the Year, close on Friday, June 26, 2015. The awards, sponsored by Symbion, acknowledge and recognise some of the profession’s …
Women urged to take up BreastScreen
Cancer Council is encouraging more Australian women aged 50 to 74 to consider participating in the free BreastScreen program, following a major new international data analysis that showed the lifesaving …
Rural and remote health, ATSI focus in 6CPA key for pharmacy
Rural and remote health, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, are key areas that have needed more attention for some time, says Grant Martin, CEO of the Australian Association …
FIFO workers have doubled depression risk
FIFO workers suffer from depression at more than twice the rate of the general Australian population, according to research from Edith Cowan University. Researchers surveyed 629 WA fly-in fly-out workers …
Labor slams Govt on higher cost of medicines to consumers
The Government will pay manufacturers less for pharmaceuticals and charge customers more under the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement, a Labor politician says. Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development and Infrastructure …
Pharmacists can be key in fighting antibiotic resistance: Kardachi
The PSA has welcomed the announcement of the national strategy to reduce the threat of antibiotic resistance. PSA has been leading international efforts for a global pharmacy-wide approach to the …