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Paracetamol: largely ineffective and not exactly safe
Effective and safe? This leader in pain research asks pharmacists to think again about this widely used drug While paracetamol has been the ‘go-to’ medicine for acute and chronic pain …
Biosimilars: what’s in a name?
The way a biosimilar is named may affect whether a pharmacist is willing to substitute it for a brand name biologic, a new study has found. The study, published in …
UK pharmacies selling e-cigarettes to minors
Around half of UK pharmacies may be selling e-cigarettes and nicotine-containing vaping liquids illegally, a new report suggests. A study by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute tested a range of …
PSA secures hefty three-year grant
The member organisation has secured a million-dollar financial boost under the Health Department’s ‘Health Peak and Advisory Bodies’ program The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) will receive $1.24 million in …
Independent pharmacy still healthy
Reports of the incipient demise of independent pharmacies have been greatly exaggerated, says a spokesperson for Symbion. Last week the Courier Mail published an article, Pharmacy Wars: the prescription for …
‘Please don’t hurt me’… knife robber sentenced
A New Zealand-born man has been sentenced to three years and five months imprisonment after he pled guilty to a string of offences including the armed robbery of a pharmacy. …
Women get pregnancy supplements wrong: study
Australian women are well aware that folic acid and iodine are recommended supplements to take during pregnancy, but only a quarter of them adhere to the recommendations, say Australian scientists. …
Drug supplier for Sylvia Choi sentenced
The young man that supplied Choi with “yellow Snapchats” and MDMA that led to her death has been released on bail Physiotherapist Daniel Dung Huynh, 26, was charged for supplying Choi with an …
Concern likely as paracetamol in pregnancy, behavioural problems linked
Use of paracetamol during pregnancy has been associated with an increased risk for multiple behavioural problems in children, an article published online by JAMA Pediatrics says. And pharmacists are likely …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Diabetes treatments and risk of heart failure, cardiovascular disease, and all cause mortality UK research data for over 20,000 patients shows …
‘Everyone has to put in a dollar for uttering the word “customer”.’
Being named Guild Pharmacy of the Year has helped to cement the culture of excellence at Pharmacy 777 at Nollamara in Western Australia, its owner says. According to proprietor Swarup …
Reschedule meds, fund vaccine service to support pharmacies: White
Pharmacy needs to remove roadblocks such as the schedule of some medicines in order to pave the way for Terry White member success, says the group’s CEO, Anthony White. Funding …