New resources for GP pharmacists
A comprehensive new education program and value-adding resources to support pharmacists working in general practice have been launched by the PSA. PSA National President Joe Demarte says as the single …
Weight loss can help cancer survivors reduce risk
New data presented at a cancer conference suggests that more than three in five Australian breast cancer survivors are overweight or obese – and that it’s likely to increase their …
Medicines and vaccines: adverse events
Who are the biggest reporters of adverse events and what does the TGA look for in a report? This month the TGA published its annual report prepared by the Pharmacovigilance …
Side effects info one click away
How should drugs be spoken about on social media? The FDA has this month launched a study into the pharmaceutical industry’s use of social media to promote medicines, including linking …
Credentialling: let’s create high standards
Advanced Practice Pharmacist credentialing is key to the future of the profession, writes Shefali Parekh Credentialing of Advanced Practice Pharmacists has been the talk of the town since the Australian …
Methotrexate myths and misconceptions
Providing accurate information to your patients about this antirheumatic drug will help them avoid potential nocebo effects In an article written for the Medical Journal of Australia, University of Sydney physicians …
Hydration clinic pharmacist admits theft
Victorian intern pharmacist to the stars Shadi Kazeme will be sentenced next week after pleading guilty to stealing drugs Kazeme, 28, has admitted she stole human growth hormones and weight loss …
HIV at all time high in Aboriginal population
New national statistics released from the Australasian Sexual Health and HIV & AIDS Conferences reveal that HIV in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is at an all time high, …
One in 20 have chlamydia
One in twenty young Aussies has chlamydia, and most of them don’t know it, new figures show. The latest annual reports about sexually transmitted diseases in Australia show that at …
If smoking doesn’t kill, Mike Pence, neither does the plague
By Pence’s reasoning there are many other diseases that “do not kill”, writes Simon Chapman from the University of Sydney Simon Chapman, University of Sydney US Vice President elect Mike …
Who takes the most vitamins?
The latest findings from Roy Morgan Research reveal that 8.7 million Australians (or 44.2% of the population) take vitamins, minerals and supplements. And Nature’s Own is the most widely consumed …
Research roundup
Debbie Rigby presents the latest in research news Non-major bleeding with apixaban versus warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation In ARISTOTLE study, non-major bleeding was common and substantially less frequent …