How clean is your desk? The unwelcome reality of office hygiene
Michael Loughlin, Nottingham Trent University If you work in an office, the chances are there are some colleagues you would rather sit next to than others. But we’re not just …
Half don’t take meds as directed
Even patients who consider themselves proficient at managing their medicines engage in unsafe practices, new findings reveal A consumer perception survey of Australian Patients Association members found that half admitted …
Should ‘bad’ cholesterol be lowered further?
People with already low levels of LDL-cholesterol may benefit from drug therapy to lower it even further, new research suggests The US research, published in JAMA, pooled the results of …
Regulatory change on the way?
A new consultation paper includes proposals that could change the way national boards regulate health practitioners AHPRA has welcomed the release of a consultation paper by the Australian Health Ministers …
PSA in the USA
Entries to this year’s PSA Offshore Refresher Conference photo competition were as spectacular and diverse as the destinations themselves, from the sands of Hawaii’s beaches to the glittering sky scrapers …
NAPSA raises $25K for charity
Pharmacy students also packed 6000 birthing kits over a two-month event, while money raised will go towards building a health post in Ethiopia NAPSA’s Charity Cup campaign this year saw …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news A Pharmacist’s Review of Asthma Asthma is a lifelong respiratory disease that calls for proper pharmacotherapy, patient counselling, and an action …
Balancing the tension
Do community pharmacists perceive a tension between their roles as healthcare providers and retailers? Pharmacists experience tension between being healthcare providers and being retailers, but they employ some strategies to …
Drought breaker
Pharmacy launches a campaign to aid struggling farmers As the drought increasingly affects large parts of rural Australia, pharmacies are starting to see its impact on struggling farm families. AJP …
Could real time monitoring have helped Alissa?
A coroner has highlighted the “pressing need” for real time monitoring to help prevent accidental overdose deaths like that of a young mother At an inquest into the death of …
How new standards could double hypertension numbers
If our blood pressure guidelines lowered the cut-off for hypertension to match the new American standard, it would double the proportion of Aussie adults with the condition So say Professor …
Shortage continues
New notification of ‘tight supply’ of EpiPens, as stock shortages continue The TGA has renewed its advice about continuing issues with the supply of EpiPens in Australia. In the latest …