Diabetes
Minister kicks off trial with blood sugar test
Health Minister Sussan Ley kicked off the Pharmacy Diabetes Screening Trial on Monday by having a HbA1c test in-pharmacy The long-awaited program was launched at the Amcal Chempro Pharmacy Ashmore, …
Pharmacists crucial in diabetes self-injecting care
Becton, Dickinson and Company is encouraging pharmacists to recognise World Diabetes Day by re-evaluating their diabetes services in-store and ensuring staff are up-to-date. While the number of people with diabetes …
Diabetes trial launches
Health Minister Sussan Ley has launched the Pharmacy Diabetes Screening Trial. The Pharmacy Guild has welcomed the launch, which is part of the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement $50 million Pharmacy …
Where are the 6CPA pharmacy services trials?
The health sector urgently needs to get moving on the trial pharmacy programs negotiated as part of the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement, says David Quilty. Writing in this week’s edition …
Walk after meals to manage diabetes?
New University of Otago research suggests that people managing type 2 diabetes should walk after meals to gain the greatest blood sugar-lowering benefits. Current advice in New Zealand is for …
6CPA diabetes trial set to start
The Pharmacy Guild has welcomed progress in the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement trial program following Sussan Ley’s confirmation today that the diabetes trial is set to begin. More than 600 …
Weekly Dose: metformin, the diabetes drug developed from French lilac
Weekly Dose: metformin, the diabetes drug developed from French lilac Merlin Thomas, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute Metformin is the most widely used drug to treat type 2 diabetes …
Town-specific diabetes service resources aid pharmacy
These could help foster collaboration between pharmacists and local allied health, a Lower Hume-based study has found Rebecca Murphy from the Lower Hume Primary Care Partnership, on behalf of the …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest research relevant to pharmacy Implementation of asthma guidelines to West Australian community pharmacies A controlled study across 336 metropolitan pharmacies located in …
Three key pillars of good public health
Protection, promotion, prevention are three key pillars for good public health and provide a framework for improving the public’s health, PHAA CEO Michael Moore says Adequate investment by governments and …
Research Roundup
The latest in research news from Debbie Rigby Effects of the Dietary Approaches To Stop Hypertension (DASH) Diet and Sodium Intake on Serum Uric Acid In this small (n=103) randomised …
Accu-Chek app should be updated immediately, Roche warns
Accu-Chek app users have been advised to update the app immediately Roche Diabetes Care Australia, in consultation with the TGA, is instructing users of the Accu-Chek Connect Diabetes Management app …