Powering ahead
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 …
Wyatt appointment recognises health challenge
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 must be integral in Health Care Homes
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 …
Asthma misdiagnosis rife?
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 …
Physical health ignored in people with mental illness
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 …
Forum: Dry sockets
“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 …
World news update: 19 January 2017
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 question of ethics
Ethics and evidence essential when advertising services, says PSA national president Joe Demarte The shift to offering professional services in community pharmacies has gathered momentum over the past year and …
Hospital pharmacists reduce meds errors by 50%
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 …
Are more health professionals up to no good?
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 …
Greg Hunt third-last in preferred Minister poll
Greg Hunt may have been named as the new Minister for Health and Sport, but it appears that he’s not the first choice of Australia’s pharmacists Earlier this week we …
New Minister challenged on Medicare
Mental health and Medicare—on which he has already been challenged by stakeholders—are two key issues for the new Minister for Health and Sport, he said today In a press release …