Does the 5:2 diet work?
It could be just as good as ongoing daily calorie restriction for helping people with type 2 diabetes control their blood glucose levels In a new paper published in JAMA, …
Isotretinoin resource
The Australasian College of Dermatologists has released a position statement on isotretinoin for the treatment of acne, to help health professionals including pharmacists In Australia, isotretinoin can only be prescribed …
Health to partner with Amazon
The NHS is set to partner with Amazon to deliver health advice via voice-activated devices In the UK, new Health Secretary Matt Hancock has used his first speech in the …
Docs condemn pharmacy vax proposal as ‘silliness’
Doctors have condemned NSW Labor’s proposal to extend pharmacist vaccination scope “Access to poor quality care is really not access to care at all,” AMA spokesman Kean Seng Lim told …
Election promise: More vaccines available through NSW pharmacies
NSW Labor has announced that, if elected, it will increase the range of vaccinations available through pharmacies Under the plan, NSW pharmacies will be able to provide vaccinations for the …
A case for change
Chris Brooker takes a look at the future of pharmacy Have you ever considered what stress coopers (the profession, not the excellent South Australian brewery) must have been under as …
Clinical tips: Chronic Viral Hepatitis
Jarrod McMaugh takes a look at chronic viral hepatitis, the subtypes and stigma surrounding the conditions Chronic Viral Hepatitis affects close to half a million Australians, and is responsible for …
‘Stop the 50 million questions – listen and help’
This is just one of the many responses to Chronic Pain Australia’s 2018 National Pain Survey, released for the start of National Pain Week People living with chronic pain rely …
‘We’re part of the community.’
Adele Tahan bought her pharmacy just a few years after graduating university, but 16 years later it’s grown to become a go-to health hub in the Rozelle community Cosily nestled …
The week in review
The tension between GPs and pharmacists has again been in the news, with pharmacist prescribing singled out The RACGP’s Dr Evan Ackermann caused a stir with this piece in Medical …
Natural cold and flu remedies: not to be sniffed at!
Can herbal ingredients and formulas really help to shorten a cold? asks Carl Gibson Herbal cough, cold and flu products have often been developed with natural, scientific and traditionally-backed ingredients …
Opioid pharmacotherapy: barriers to treatment
Angelo Pricolo examines the main reasons patients cease, or don’t access, therapies for opioid dependence… and why many pharmacies don’t offer it We know that about 50,000 people in Australia …
