Shutting down the market
China cracks down on infant formula imports The extremely profitable boom in selling infant formula to China appears to be ending as the Chinese government cracks down on foreign foods. …
Study to examine health care coordination
Nearly 125,000 Australians are about to receive an invitation to join a health care study that for the first time will show how well patients’ health care is being coordinated …
Treat sugar addiction like nicotine: study
A world-first study led by QUT shows excess sugar consumption could be treated in a way similar to nicotine addiction. Neuroscientist Professor Selena Bartlett from QUT’s Institute of Health and …
Research Roundup
The latest research news relevant to pharmacy, put together by Debbie Rigby Pioglitazone use and risk of bladder cancer A population based cohort study of 145 806 patients newly treated with …
Can anyone identify these mystery objects?
These glass items recently turned up in a long disused dispensary in Willow Court, a lunatic asylum established in 1827 in New Norfolk Tasmania. It was closed in 2000. Can …
PDL Update
PDL renewals are now due Your PDL membership including Professional Liabilities Insurance (PI) is now due and will cover you for the period of 4PM AEST 30 April 2016 up …
Quitting the profession
Are you considering leaving the profession? Or will you stay in pharmacy? Vote in our poll UK pharmacists are facing a rising number of threats to their business and career …
‘Patient-friendly’ Rotary bowel screening test to hit counters
Pharmacies participating in Rotary’s annual bowel cancer screening awareness initiative this year will receive the same Australian-developed tests nationally. The Clinical Genomics faecal immunochemical test will be included in the …
SHPA appoints key steering committees
The SHPA has appointed its Steering Committees for three key workforce projects to be conducted throughout 2016. SHPA CEO, Kristin Michaels says Steering Committee members have been appointed to the …
Moree Discount Drug Store is GuildCare Pharmacy of the Month
The GuildCare Pharmacy of the Month for March 2016 is Moree Discount Drug Store, NSW. “Since pharmacist Mike Wehbi has joined our team, he has invested a lot of time …
PSA16 registrations open
Registrations are open for PSA16, the PSA’s annual flagship conference. With a theme of Leading Pharmacy Innovation, the conference will be held from July 29-31 at the Four Points by …
‘It was just desperation’: Cie Cie Tuyet Nguyen
A Sydney pharmacist has written a novel about Vietnamese people after the fall of Saigon During her lifetime, Cie Cie Tuyet Nguyen has seen a lot: she watched as Saigon …