Denise Brady is NT Pharmacy Assistant of the Year
Denise Brady from Barden’s Amcal Pharmacy has been chosen to represent the Northern Territory at the National Finals of the 2016 Pharmacy Guild of Australia/ GuildSuper Pharmacy Assistant of the …
Australia’s largest ketamine trial for depression underway
Evaluation of the drug is much needed as some clinics offer repeated dosage without evidence of safety, says professorThe largest randomised double-blind trial to evaluate the effectiveness of ketamine as …
NAPSA raises thousands for charity
Bake sales, BBQs, bowling nights, movie and trivia nights, raffles and even a marathon went into the group’s massive donationAs part of its ‘Charity Cup campaign’, the pharmacy student organisation …
What diet is best to lower cholesterol?
Should health professionals consider the cholesterol-lowering benefits of a vegan diet? writes Oscar KlassBetween July 2014 and June 2015, lipid modifying agents were the second most commonly dispensed class of …
Paracetamol: largely ineffective and not exactly safe
Effective and safe? This leader in pain research asks pharmacists to think again about this widely used drugWhile paracetamol has been the ‘go-to’ medicine for acute and chronic pain conditions …
Biosimilars: what’s in a name?
The way a biosimilar is named may affect whether a pharmacist is willing to substitute it for a brand name biologic, a new study has found.The study, published in the …
UK pharmacies selling e-cigarettes to minors
Around half of UK pharmacies may be selling e-cigarettes and nicotine-containing vaping liquids illegally, a new report suggests.A study by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute tested a range of businesses …
PSA secures hefty three-year grant
The member organisation has secured a million-dollar financial boost under the Health Department’s ‘Health Peak and Advisory Bodies’ programThe Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) will receive $1.24 million in funding …
Independent pharmacy still healthy
Reports of the incipient demise of independent pharmacies have been greatly exaggerated, says a spokesperson for Symbion.Last week the Courier Mail published an article, Pharmacy Wars: the prescription for success …
‘Please don’t hurt me’… knife robber sentenced
A New Zealand-born man has been sentenced to three years and five months imprisonment after he pled guilty to a string of offences including the armed robbery of a pharmacy.Anthony …
Women get pregnancy supplements wrong: study
Australian women are well aware that folic acid and iodine are recommended supplements to take during pregnancy, but only a quarter of them adhere to the recommendations, say Australian scientists.The …
Health Check: does green mucus mean you’re infectious and need antibiotics?
Health Check: does green mucus mean you’re infectious and need antibiotics?John Turnidge, University of AdelaideWhen you have a cold or other respiratory illness, you might see a range of different …