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“We should congratulate our new minister for health and wish him well in his new posting. Would it be presumptuous of us to help him along his way, by providing …

Low wages, lack of jobs, lack of recognition, discounters … what concerns you the most? There are always pressures in pharmacy, whether financial, professional or personal. We’ve heard about concerns …

The Metformin shortage crisis continues, as the TGA advises more products have been updated to limited availability The TGA advised health professionals and consumers today that while the classification of …

Successful 2016 performance by leading medication adherence management company   Medication management software provider, MedAdvisor, has reported strong performance for the last quarter of 2016. MedAdvisor Limited has released its …

The Pharmacy Guild has welcomed the appointment of Ken Wyatt as Minister for Aged Care and Minister for Indigenous Health National President of the Pharmacy Guild George Tambassis says that …

Pharmacy needs to be a key part of Health Care Homes if the initiative is to succeed The Pharmacy Guild said today that it strongly supports the Federal Government’s Health …

A new study by Canadian scientists suggests that a third people who have been diagnosed with asthma could put their puffers away for good The researchers suggest in a study …

People living with serious mental health issues are significantly more likely to be obese, have diabetes and high cholesterol Simon Rosenbaum, Society For Mental Health Research Early Career Fellow, UNSW Australia; Katherine …

“The patient is applying Seda-Gel to the local area every two hours for pain relief. Seda-gel contains lignocaine. This does numb the area. My concern is would the lignocaine used for …

We take a look at pharmacy news from around the world Boston, Massachusetts: The trial of Barry Cadden, the compounding pharmacist facing charges of murder, mail fraud and racketeering, has …

A major trial has reinforced pharmacists’ role in hospital discharges, although some say it is impractical to involve pharmacists 24/7 Published this week in the Medical Journal of Australia, the …

Latest data from AHPRA show a 20% increase in complaints and concerns, including a 17% increase in mandatory notifications The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and the National Boards …