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Support for pharmacists following sad news: Pharmacists’ Support Service
The Pharmacists’ Support Service has expressed its condolences to all who knew and loved Gold Coast pharmacist Belinda Lee, of the Pharmacy Essentials pharmacy at Nerang. “Sadly a police announcement …
Health industry stakeholders welcome Ley, Nash, Wyatt
Health industry stakeholders continue to welcome the new Health team in the Turnbull ministry. The Australian Self Medication Industry today welcomed the new health team in the Turnbull Ministry: the …
NPS, Webstercare team up on antibiotics for UTIs
NPS MedicineWise and Webstercare have announced their latest collaborative Medicinewise Report to assist in the review of use of antibiotics for urinary tract infections in residential aged care facilities. The …
PSA welcomes Turnbull Government’s health portfolio team
The PSA has welcomed the continuing appointment of the Hon Sussan Ley as Minister for Health, and the announcement of Senator the Hon Fiona Nash as Minster for Rural Health …
PSA seeks consensus document on biological medicines
The PSA has released its position statement on biologics, stating that it believes a consensus Australian document on terminology and definitions relating to biological medicines, including biosimilar medicines, should be …
UWA researchers find osteoporosis gene
Researchers from The University of Western Australia and other international research organisations have used one of the world’s most extensive genetics data sets to uncover a new gene associated with …
Run for your life: Norman Thurecht
Having lost a great friend Scott Sullivan to Motor Neurone Disease at aged 42, Norman Thurecht puts on his runners again and is running in the New York marathon to …
Survey finds consumers like, rely on community pharmacies
A major consumer survey has found high levels of satisfaction and reliance on community pharmacies. The survey of 3000 consumers was part of the Consumer Needs project which was funded …
Women’s insomnia likely to be persistent: study
An Australian study involving almost 10,000 women has revealed that 20-somethings with sleep problems had troublingly high rates of insomnia when questioned a decade later. This is despite many seeking …
Guild addresses Committees on PPL, VET
The Pharmacy Guild has argued that pharmacies should not be required to be the paymasters for paid parental leave, in its submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee’s recent …
Obese men more likely to be infertile, review finds
A University of Adelaide review found that compared to men of a healthy weight, obese men were more likely to be infertile, unsuccessful with assisted reproduction and have poor quality …
Vitaco Health Group lists on ASX
Vitaco Health Group—the company behind nutritional products including Aussie Bodies, Nutra-Life, Healtheries and Musashi—today made its debut on the ASX, positioning the company for the next phase of its growth. …