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Spotlight on ‘beautiful but deadly’ diseases
Visitors to Vivid Sydney 2018 will be able to catch a glimpse of the beauty and danger of viruses and bacteria as they are expanded up to a billion times …
The week in review
It’s been a busy week in Australian pharmacy… Pharmacy Guild Executive Director David Quilty wrote this week about how the Guild and its analysts have identified nine key ways forward… …
Consumer voices needed to balance owner influence: Wells
The Consumers Health Forum wants to be part of the 7CPA negotiations, says CEO Leanne Wells According to the CHF, the “Government has left open the prospect of the Consumers …
New antiepileptic now available on PBS
An antiepileptic add-on treatment that has been shown to be effective without the need to titrate for tolerability is now available on the PBS Briviact (brivaracetam) is an add-on therapy …
Getting testimonials right
AHPRA has created a new tool to help advertisers understand their obligations about using testimonials and reviews in advertising The testimonials tool, aimed at practitioners and advertisers of regulated health …
‘Chemist Warehouse is more media empire than chemist’
The pharmacy group is a marketing juggernaut that spends $100 million to look cheap and is “nailing it”, according to experts from the ABC show Gruen Marketing and business experts …
Oxycodone 20-packs too much for majority
Smaller oxycodone pack sizes and an enhanced role for pharmacists are part of a model being suggested by Melbourne researchers Dr Megan Allen and colleagues from the Royal Melbourne Hospital …
Financial results don’t meet Sigma Healthcare’s expectations
Sigma Healthcare chief Mark Hooper has addressed the Chemist Warehouse supply agreement and the issue of exclusive direct distribution Speaking at Sigma Healthcare’s Annual General Meeting, Mr Hooper said that …
Time to review privacy practices
It’s Privacy Awareness Week, and the Guild has highlighted a suite of resources it has developed with the PSA This week (May 14-20) the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner …
‘Start those conversations’
Pharmacy 777 and ScriptWise are urging pharmacists to speak with patients about the risks associated with long-term use of benzos and opioids As part of ScriptWise’s inaugural National Prevention of …
One in three have hypertension
Half the world’s hypertension patients are inadequately treated, new research has found A global study involving researchers from The University of Western Australia and the Royal Perth Hospital Medical Research …
Staff Spotlight
Sydney intern Chrysa Giannellis, who’s keen to become HMR accredited, thinks pharmacists should be remunerated for chronic disease management and other clinical services 1. What qualifications do you have and when/where did …