Shingles needs a shake-up


A campaign aims to make Australians shingles-aware — and one group says pharmacists could help. A new campaign has been launched to raise awareness of the signs, symptoms and risk factors of the viral disease shingles (herpes zoster), as data from general practice suggests there are about 120,000 new cases of the condition each year.

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