Hayley Lewis in Feel Great Challenge for DDS
Discount Drug Stores is set to launch the Feel Great Challenge in all 135 of its stores across Australia through August and September. Feel Great Challenge ambassador and Olympic and …
Bad asthma and allergy season ahead, says Asthma Council
Forecast high pollen levels in the air this spring in some states could leave up to seven million Australians who suffer from allergy struggling with sneezing, watery eyes, a running …
Former Coles GM to head up Chemmart
A former Coles general manager has been appointed as executive director of Chemmart. Duncan Phillips will lead Chemmart bringing with him his extensive Australian and overseas retail experience. Phillips joined …
Why pharmacists deserve to be paid more
As the role of pharmacists evolves, it’s more important than ever that poor pay rates in the profession are addressed, writes Dr Geoff March Pharmacists are an important part of …
National Superhero Week takes off
Thousands of superheroes will next week take over workplaces and schools around the country with more than 200 organisations registered for National Superhero Week (August 31 to September 4) to …
Accident website prevents kids’ PTSD: study
Children who have suffered accidental injury are being helped by using a website that gives them information and coping skills, helping prevent PTSD, researchers have found. The researchers, led by …
Partnership with pharmacy matters: Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is rolling out a host of primary care tools to support pharmacy’s diabetes patients; identify people who may not have been diagnosed; and reduce the rates of people …
Gaviscon teams up with pharmacist bartender
To help pharmacists ‘visualise’ the acid pocket concept and Gaviscon mode of action, RB teamed up with an expert bartender and community pharmacist Stuart Nankivell to create a short educational …
Have you completed your Nuromol product training on RB HealthHub yet?
RB’s competition with Adriano Zumbo closes on Monday 31 August, and this is your last chance to enter! All you have to do is complete your Nuromol® product training module …
GBMA welcomes the ‘a’ flagging of biosimilar infliximab
The Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association has welcomes the recommendation by the PBAC to list biosimilar infliximab (Inflectra) on the PBS and to recommend the marking as equivalent, also known …
There’s still time to register for PA2015!
In a few weeks, hundreds of pharmacy assistants will make their way to the Gold Coast for the annual Pharmacy Assistant National Conference (PA2015); allowing them to attend can be …
‘A’ flagging has Medicines Australia concerned
Medicines Australia has expressed concern about the PBAC’s recommendation that pharmacists be allowed to substitute the biosimilars in place of biologic medicines prescribed by a patient’s doctor. “The so-called ‘a-flagging’ …