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Decongestant safety unclear in kids
An Australian researcher has urged health professionals not to give decongestants to children under the age of 12 Not only do these treatments fail to alleviate cold symptoms but their …
Election time
The Pharmacy Council of NSW is currently calling for nominations for its upcoming elections Nominations are invited from local pharmacists to fill five positions of the Pharmacy Council of NSW. …
Pharmacist support in the UK
The PSS has presented findings of the National Stress and Wellbeing Survey of Pharmacists, Intern Pharmacists and Pharmacy Students to an international audience This month Pharmacists’ Support Service (PSS) executive …
Easing anxiety
A new OTC option for symptomatic relief of mild anxiety is now available in pharmacies Anxiety is the most common mental health condition in Australia. On average, one in three …
National Pharmacies scores iconic Christmas Pageant sponsorship
South Australians will be celebrating the beginning of the festive season at the National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant from 2019 Hon David Ridgway, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment in South …
The week in review
It’s been a busy week in the pharmacy sector, with new information on drug trends, a number of health awareness days and another shot in the turf war There was …
Vaccination national consistency on the way?
The Pharmacy Guild has welcomed a move towards harmonising pharmacist vaccination across Australian jurisdictions The Federal, State and Territory Health Ministers stated that a nationally consistent approach to pharmacist administered …
How Mum’s diet could help colic
Researchers examined whether providing a low FODMAP diet to breastfeeding mothers could help reduce colic in infants… and the results suggest it could While avoiding “windy” foods is common among …
Sharp rise in Section 150s
A pharmacist showing up to work drunk, S8s going missing, inappropriate compounding and matters related to fraud are among behaviours that have seen pharmacists face Section 150 hearings Stuart Ludington, …
A vision of personalised care
By 2030, all Australians could have genetic screening done early in life to provide individual risk profiles, a new paper on personalised medicine forecasts The new Occasional Paper, from the …
‘The ’80s are calling Dr Zappala.’
Pharmacists are unimpressed with the latest pot shot from GPs, in which they were called “usurpers” Earlier this week, AMA vice-president Dr Chris Zappala wrote in Australian Medicine that he …
Labor backs small business tax cuts
Labor says it will back the Coalition Government’s plan to fast-track tax cuts for small and medium sized businesses On Thursday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced …