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Laura Norman is NSW Intern of the Year
Gunnedah intern Laura Norman has been announced as the PSA MIMS Australia NSW Intern of the Year for 2014. The award celebrates the achievements of exceptional interns in developing skills …
Minimise e-cigarette harm: NHMRC
The CEO of the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia has today released a statement summarising the evidence on the safety, quality and efficacy of e-cigarettes. It states …
Pharmacy facing 10 years of dispensing famine: Quilty
Community pharmacy is facing 10 years of real reductions in dispensing remuneration – and they need certainty in the 6CPA, writes Pharmacy Guild executive director David Quilty in this week’s …
Aussies rife with Big Three risk factors
The National Heart Foundation says the release of the Cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic kidney disease—Australian facts: risk factors report is another wake up call for the Federal Government to …
PSA, Aspen create innovation grants
The PSA and Aspen Pharmacare Australia have announced new awards to recognise and celebrate innovation in pharmacy through sustainable business practices. The Aspen Pharmacare Australia and PSA Innovation Grants seek …
PSA calls for real-time codeine reporting
The PSA has released a position paper recognising the growing use of OTC analgesics containing codeine in the community, and expressing concern with the rising levels of harm associated with …
Huge support for new cancer medicines to go on PBS
New findings released by Newspoll show overwhelming support for access to new cancer medicines through the PBS for Australian patients. Newspoll found 97% of Australians strongly support the subsidisation of …
PSA resource on OTC codeine overuse
The PSA has produced a leaflet as one of its resources developed in response to increasing reports about the damaging effects of overuse of readily available pain relievers containing codeine. …
Adult damage of passive smoking on children
The effect of passive smoking on children in childhood is long established, but new research at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research at the University of Tasmania has highlighted the …
Frequent GP user survey shows coordination need
A report on the frequent GP users has revealed the need for better primary care coordination to reduce costs and provide better quality care. The National Health Performance Authority report …
Cream of WA’s pharmacists announced
The best of WA’s pharmacists have been acknowledged at the Western Australian Pharmacists Award night in Perth. Pharmaceutical Society of Australia WA Branch President, Teresa Di Franco, said the event …
Food shortages among ATSI people highlighted
Health organisations have called for greater efforts to overcome food insecurity, with new data showing an alarming rate of food shortages among ATSI people. More than one in five Aboriginal …