Tobacco tax increase helps reduce harms of smoking
A tobacco tax increase taking effect today has been welcomed by health stakeholders. Quit Victoria Director Dr Sarah White says regular price increases for cigarettes are the single most effective …
Terry White group announces profits, name change, outlook
Terry White Group Limited, the parent of pharmacy franchisors Terry White Management and Chemplus, has announced Net Profit After Tax of $1.2 million, on the back of a 16% increase …
Arthritis patients may be mismanaging paracetamol
Many Australians with arthritis may be putting their health at risk by inadvertently mismanaging the amount of paracetamol medications they consume, new research has found – and pharmacists can help …
Ibuprofen safe to take with water alone: new advice
New advice from the Australian Medicines Handbook states that ibuprofen can be taken with water alone. While the update confirms what a growing number of healthcare professionals have suspected, says …
Colchicine could play role in helping heart attack survivors
Heart attack survivors could live longer, healthier lives if given colchicine, an arthritis drug found to dramatically reduce heart inflammation, world-first Australian research shows. A study by the Heart Research Institute …
Medication Management Reviews Stage 1 goes fully online
Pharmacists wanting to take the first step towards gaining accreditation for the delivery of Medication Management Reviews as an accredited pharmacist now have the opportunity to pursue this career path …
Women get bowel cancer too: new campaign
Bowel Cancer Australia has launched a women’s health campaign urging pharmacists to warn women that the disease affects both sexes equally. Pharmacists can raise awareness of bowel cancer in women, …
First in new biologics class to treat psoriasis
The first in a new class of biologic medicine that acts to interrupt the inflammatory cycle and help clear the skin of patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis has been added to the PBS from September 1, 2015.
CM exports to Asia more than double over past year
On the eve of the Vitafoods Asia expo in Hong Kong, one of the premier events for the global complementary medicines industry, Complementary Medicines Australia has welcomed the latest AusTrade …
Physical exercise has anti-ageing effect, research finds
Physical exercise can have an anti-ageing effect, according to a German study presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress over the weekend. “This latest research out of Europe highlights …
Research finds ice advertising campaign is working
Independent research into the results of the Coalition Government’s ice advertising has praised the campaign. Speaking ahead of the launch of the second instalment of the ads onto TV and …
Folic acid reminder for pregnant women as global shortage bites
Australia’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Baggoley, has written to networks representing GPs and obstetricians alerting them to a global shortage of folic acid for food fortification that may affect …