Fitness better than fat loss in Syndrome X: researcher awarded
A finding that cardio-respiratory fitness is more important than fat loss for people suffering so-called ‘Syndrome X’ has landed a Queensland researcher a New Investigator Award. Joyce Ramos, a PhD …
Patient medication records should be mandatory in eHealth profiles
Medicines Australia has called on the Federal Government to make a patient’s medication records a mandatory inclusion in eHealth profiles to improve the safe use of medicines. The option has …
New resources to help identify increased osteoporosis risk
NPS MedicineWise has launched a new learning program and health professional resources on osteoporosis to assist in identification of patients at increased risk of osteoporosis, choosing and initiating therapy in …
Sliding scale insulin dosing leads to more missed doses
More doses of insulin are missed when using sliding-scale insulin dosing to manage hospital patients’ blood glucose levels compared with basal–bolus dosing, according to a study published in the Journal …
It’s back: UQ researchers track re-emergence of scarlet fever
An international study led by University of Queensland researchers has tracked the re-emergence of scarlet fever, a childhood disease which had largely disappeared over the past 100 years. Researchers at …
Apotex named Strategic Partner of the Year at Blooms awards
Blooms The Chemist, has announced Apotex as its Strategic Partner of the Year at the group’s 2015 Pharmacy Awards held in Hong Kong. The award was presented to Apotex for …
How a real-time OTC codeine monitoring system would look
ASMI’s Deon Schoombie takes a look at how the prototype real-time monitoring system for OTC codeine would work During the last few weeks there has been substantial discussion about the …
Pharmacy cannibalises itself in search of retail edge
Chemical warfare, or the focus on retail and profit, is killing the community pharmacy, writes Mouhamad Zoghbi Today’s business culture has become cutthroat. There is no place for the faint …
Industry urged to coordinate on health insurance review: Sclavos
When a patient presents at a pharmacy with a private prescription not covered by the PBS, most patients are disappointed by the benefits they receive under their ancillary benefits private …
New atypical antipsychotic for schizophrenia has ‘negligible’ weight effect
A new atypical antipsychotic medication that provides a sustained improvement of the symptoms of schizophrenia with negligible effect on patients’ metabolic parameters has been welcomed by Australian experts.
Pharmacists need to prepare consumers on PBS delisting: Demarte
Consumers will need to be prepared for the changes flowing from the PBS delisting of 17 types of medicines on 1 January 2016, says the PSA. The medicines include products …
17 OTC medicines removed from PBS subsidy
Minister for Health Sussan Ley today confirmed the 17 types of common OTC medicines, including paracetamol and aspirin, that will no longer be subsidised as a prescription drug under the …