CMs
New holistic big box emerges
Discount Drug Stores and two Cairns pharmacists have collaborated to develop a new big box pharmacy brand Wholehealth Discount Drug Store & Healthfoods focuses on delivering a holistic approach to …
Clinical tips: the ‘worried unwell’
Karalyn Huxhagen takes a look at supporting patients with low health literacy and limited health professional access We have all met the “worried well”. These are the customers who give …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news We have had a gutful: The need for deprescribing proton pump inhibitors Times series analysis of PBS and RPBS …
New complementary meds tripled in past year
And adverse event reporting increased by more than 2,000 notifications, according to TGA’s latest stats Key observations for 2016-17 compared with 2015-16, provided by the TGA are as follows: 1. The …
A deadly concoction
A Victorian man has been self poisoning with around 17.32mg of cyanide daily in a bid to fight cancer Apricot kernel is a “commonly taken extract” used for a range …
New pathway for listed medicines drafted
The TGA has released its Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2017 Measures No. 1) Bill 2017 draft for consultation Submissions regarding the bill will be open until 9am on 5 September 2017. …
Vitamin E mortality study challenged
A new study questions whether Vitamin E supplements are really correlated with an increased mortality risk Australian researchers at Southern Cross University (SCU) have conducted a study that challenges previous …
Pharmacies selling ‘snake oil,’ say Kiwi GPs
Like their Australian counterparts, doctors across the Tasman are taking aim at pharmacy over complementary medicines The New Zealand Medical Association had expressed concern in Pharmacy Today over the Pharmacy …
World news wrapup: 17 August 2017
Kmart opens first telepharmacy; three more come forward in US pharmacist strip case; GP-pharmacist spat over CMs in New Zealand Niagara Falls, New York: Three more people have made formal …
Encouraging CM compliance
A pharmacist has built upon his DAA service to improve compliance with complementary medicine regimens There’s no point in consumers buying complementary medicines if they don’t remember to take them, …
Alternative medicine doubles risk of cancer death
New research shows shunning conventional cancer treatment in favour of alternative therapy more than doubles the risk of death Researchers from the Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research (COPPER) …
Graduate Cert in CMs
The University of Sydney’s Faculty of Pharmacy is offering a Graduate Certificate in Evidence-Based Complementary Medicines to commence in the first semester in 2018 The course, which was developed for …