Talk with patients to help them take charge: NPS
Helping patients understand that OTCs and CMs are medicines is one of several ways in which pharmacists can help improve medicines literacy amongst Australians, says NPS MedicineWise CEO Dr Lynn …
Pharmacy slammed on colds and flu
The ABC’s The Checkout has again taken aim at pharmacy in a piece examining cold and flu remedies which one pharmacist says is timely, given scrutiny on the profession from …
Chemist Warehouse loses appeal against Direct Chemist Outlet
Owners of one of Australia’s largest discount pharmacy chains had 19 grounds of appeal dismissed by the Federal CourtChemist Warehouse (CWH) owners Mario Verrocchi and Jack Gance had previously brought …
Science on the silver screen
A Melbourne film festival is screening contemporary science fiction movies next weekend, followed by a Q&A with researchers and storytellers“From human clones to mutant monsters, the big screen loves to …
Chinese influencers to tour Aussie pharmacy
A select group of influential online celebrities from China will arrive in Australia next week for the ‘Walk Into Australia and New Zealand’ campaign, organised by leading turnkey e-commerce solutions provider Azoya and …
PSA17 to be a joint venture
PSA17 is set to be hosted by both the PSA and the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association (CPA) next year.Following the successful PSA16 event held in Sydney in July, which attracted around …
Clinical tips: inappropriate antibiotic prescribing
Here are 14 reasons why doctors may inappropriately prescribe antibiotics, writes Ben BasgerAustralians are amongst the highest users of antibiotics in the developed world, with approximately one antibiotic prescription prescribed …
The strange world of drug interactions
Dr Chris Freeman and Dr Geraldine Moses from the University of Queensland remind pharmacists that many drug interactions are not yet known – some of which can be quite unexpectedWhen …
Which expanded health care role interests you?
Which expanded health care role interests you most?Internationally and in Australia, pharmacists are moving into new and expanded roles in community pharmacy.Recently the Grattan Institute’s Dr Stephen Duckett said that …
Lung cancer bad attitude impacts outcomes
A new report from Lung Foundation Australia shows that Australians’ negative attitudes to and stereotypes about lung cancer patients is impacting diagnosis and access to treatment.Lung cancer has a 15% …
Does lower pharmacy density mean more hospital readmissions?
Researchers in the US have uncovered a correlation between pharmacy density and hospital readmissions.While pharmacy density is not a single direct cause in itself, the researchers at the University of …
A marketplace flooded with dubious products: Harvey
Helping in the fight against antibiotic resistance from the 1970s helped foster a lifelong interest in battling inappropriate promotion of medicines and therapeutic services, says Friends of Science in Medicine’s …