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How do you feel about euthanasia and assisted suicide?
A QUT senior lecturer and pharmacist is seeking to map pharmacists’ attitudes towards euthanasia and assisted suicide Tony Hall, from the School of Clinical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, is …
Cannabidiol reduces seizures in children with Dravet syndrome: study
Cannabidiol has significantly reduced convulsive seizures in a group of children with a severe form of epilepsy, a new study has found Five per cent of children became seizure-free in …
Scientists push international agenda for new medicines research
The health community is moving towards a new era of medicines, but how should it best go about navigating the change? The move towards systems therapeutics was discussed at the …
A cure for the common cold?
A drug compound being developed in Australia to combat the common cold virus and associated airway infections is set to be fast-tracked The molecule is being pushed for clinical trialling …
Cystic fibrosis discovery
Scientists have developed a formulation that increases the delivery of a novel “antivirulence” agent to the lungs to manage cystic fibrosis A new rat study presented at the International Pharmaceutical …
What motivates you to learn in pharmacy?
Pharmacists are being asked to complete a survey looking at CPD plans QUT Discipline of Pharmacy unit coordinator and PhD candidate Wendy Thompson told the AJP that she is investigating …
SHPA launches research collaborative
A new collaborative is hoped to boost pharmacy research funding, reach and patient impact A new nationwide collaborative promises to better connect and support Australian pharmacy research organisations and individuals …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news pertinent to pharmacy Combined treatment with chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine sulfate shows no superiority over placebo for reduction of joint pain …
The consumer lowdown
What are the demographic trends impacting community pharmacy? Mark McCrindle gives us a sneak preview of some insights to be presented at APP2017 APP always provides the opportunity to hear …
Medicinal cannabis approved, but concerns remain
The Federal Government has approved the sale of medical marijuana via GPs, but several issues remain for prescribers, patients and other stakeholders Medicinal cannabis could be available under the new …
Celebrating the “silver anniversary” of evidence-based medicine
The Lancet commemorates evidence-based medicine a quarter century on Evidence-based medicine (EBM) started as a movement in the early 1990s, in order to evaluate and in turn acquire a better …
QUM network launches in SEQ, NSW
A new drugs and medicines initiative in South East Queensland and Northern NSW is aiming to improve Australians’ health A first for Queensland led by Griffith’s School of Pharmacy, the …