CMs
Artemisia warning
The TGA is warning consumers and health professionals that listed medicines containing herbal ingredients from the Artemisia species may pose a risk during pregnancy Artemisia species have been traditionally used for a variety …
Valerian under scrutiny
The TGA is investigating the safety of Valerian following a small number of reports of liver injury Noting common uses for Valeriana officinalis – such as to help manage nervousness, …
Heavy metal: Ayurvedic warning
The NSW Health Care Complaints Commission has issued a public warning about heavy metals in Ayurvedic medicine, after it began investigating a practitioner’s claims about reversing autism The Commission has …
CMs: what pharmacists should do less and more
The debate on complementary medicines is often so polarised that to date it’s been hard to move forward, says one pharmacy researcher who has created an ethical framework for the …
Don’t listen to ‘medical medium’ say docs
Stakeholders have called on the general public to get their information about COVID-19 from reputable sources, as the TGA warns on inappropriate advertising The TGA says that it has identified …
Show us the details
One industry body has called on the authors of a recent study to provide details of contaminated CAMs to the TGA Last week, researchers from Murdoch University and Curtin University …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Proton pump inhibitors co‐prescribed with warfarin reduce warfarin control as measured by time in therapeutic range Results from retrosepctive data of …
Rewards program withdrawn after complaint
myDNA has withdrawn its pharmacy assistant rewards program after Friends of Science in Medicine’s Ken Harvey made a complaint to the TGA Until Thursday July 18, the program was being …
‘Wild West’ of health advice
A leading doctor is warning Australians not to take in “dodgy” medical advice from social media Dr Chris Moy, Chairman of the Australian Medical Association’s Ethics and Medico-legal Committee, spoke …
Could supplements do more harm than good?
Many vitamins, supplements and dietary interventions do not seem to help people live longer or stave off heart disease, according to a US review of studies A new evidence review …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Associations between gabapentinoids and suicidal behaviour, unintentional overdoses, injuries, road traffic incidents, and violent crime This large Swedish population …
Is the public losing trust in pharmacists?
A leading doctor claims that trust in pharmacists is eroding – thanks to their sales of complementary medicines Pharmacy stakeholders have hit back at comments from Dr Harry Nespolon, president …