New polypill to tackle cardiovascular disease
Two Australian organisations will work together to develop a new four-in-one tablet, designed to reduce the impact of heart disease and strokeBupa Australia and The George Institute for Global Health have announced …
New guide on consultation rooms for flu jabs
The Guild has created a new guide to help pharmacists understand the specific requirements for consultation rooms to administer flu vaccines in community pharmacies.The resource gives a general overview of …
New morning after pill makes it difficult to choose which to take
Weekly Dose: new morning after pill makes it difficult to choose which to takeEsther Lau, Queensland University of Technology; Greg Kyle, Queensland University of Technology; Jose Manuel Serrano Santos, Queensland …
Media reports may see patients stop statins… again
A new UK study has supported Australian evidence that the media can influence whether people stop taking their medicines: and again, the medicines involved are statins.A period of controversy over …
Forum: HMR rural loading claims a nightmare
… it takes at least three goes to make it go through …. after starting again after the third time you give up as $125 is really not worth how …
Four reasons codeine should be S4 – but Guild disagrees
A pain specialist and researcher says there’s no evidence of benefit from current codeine-containing OTC products – and that “we can’t have a drug of abuse available over the counter”.Professor …
Folic acid and iodine in bread: a wide success
Mandatory fortification of bread with folic acid and iodine in Australia has seen health improvements across the populationSince the introduction of mandatory fortification in 2009, mean folic acid intake for …
How pharmacists manage under pressure: study
Pharmacists under pressure are deviating from standard procedures to give their patients tailored care, according to a new study – feeling forced to do so because of high workloads, rigid …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby presents the latest research news relevant to pharmacists Polypharmacy and effects of apixaban versus warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillationA sub-hoc analysis of the ARISTOTLE trial has shown …
Labor leads in health policy scorecards
Consumer body finds Labor scores best, but is disappointed no party has taken up the call for a single PBS/MBS safety netThis week the Consumers Health Forum (CHF) released its …
Three things to do before you quit the profession
Thinking of quitting the profession? There’s three things you need to think about first, writes Vanessa Lontos…Recently in pharmacy media both in Australia and the UK there has been suggestion …
Aiming for Canberra
Meet the pharmacists aiming for Federal Parliament next monthA trio of pharmacists are currently aiming for election to Federal Parliament on 2 July.The pharmacists, representing a diversity of parties and …