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New once-daily Hep C treatment recommended for PBS
The first and only one-tablet, once-a-day treatment for all genotypes of chronic hepatitis C infection has been recommended for PBS listing Gilead Sciences Australia has announced that the TGA has …
Asthma ‘February epidemic’ looms
Ahead of the start of the 2017 school year, the National Asthma Council Australia is asking pharmacists to help their young asthma patients be ready for a safe return to …
Forum: old drugs new uses
“This weeks gem is Metformin. I did know it is used for PCOS and Diabetes and I know that its mechanism of action is still being investigated and researched. What …
Reducing errors one dose at a time: PDL practice alert
PDL are seeing an increase in reports of consumers being given medication which is not their own and intended for another person In 2016, incident reports of this nature comprised …
The week in review
A new year, a new Health Minister and pharmacy stakeholders look to the future… January is a time of new beginnings, and this week began as we anticipated change: we …
Experts red-card Trump’s likely health impact
A group of public health researchers have slammed Donald Trump’s likely impact on health in a scorecard published in The Lancet: a card that’s awash with red. The scorecard groups …
Fake tan tops pharmacy hit list
Three-quarters of pharmacies in Ireland have been victims of crime, with cosmetics and fake tan most likely to be shoplifted A survey of 130 Irish pharmacies conducted in the first …
Counterfeit money warning
Queensland Police are warning small businesses to be on the look out for counterfeit money Detectives from the Logan Criminal Investigation Branch are warning local businesses and members of the …
OCP likely to be OTC … in New Zealand
Oral contraceptives may soon be available over the counter in New Zealand if a submission to downschedule is successful Natalie Gauld Ltd and Green Cross Health made a submission to …
‘Give me your money, I have a lighter and I’ll use it’
A man allegedly sprayed petrol on a Melbourne pharmacy assistant and threatened to set him alight in a Christmas Eve robbery Kepa Kemp appeared before the Melbourne Magistrate’s Court yesterday …
Trial new roles for pharmacists, PSA urges
The PSA has released its pre-Budget submission, stressing the importance of pharmacists within Health Care Homes and general practice Incorporating pharmacists in the Health Care Homes initiative, and implementing a …
Low socio-economic women at greater heart risk than men
Women from low socioeconomic backgrounds are 25% more likely to suffer a heart attack than disadvantaged men, a major new study has found Researchers from The George Institute for Global …