22.07.2010
Arthritis drugs get PBS listing
People who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis will benefit from several new listings to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) next week. Actemra (tocilizumab), Cimzia (certolizumab pegol), and Simponi (golimumab) will be added to the PBS from 1... |
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16.03.2010
ASMI backs pharmacists in GP training plan
Over-the-counter drug makers have called on the Federal Government to address GP shortages by redirecting the treatment of some minor ailment to pharmacies.In response to a plan announced by the Government this week to train thousands of new GPs,... |
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13.09.2010
Asthma patients’ pharmacy preference
Asthma patients want their pharmacist to play a greater role in their disease management, a new study reveals.Researchers at the University of Sydney’s faculty of pharmacy found patients who received a higher level of service from their pharmacist... |
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06.07.2010
Aussies trust pharmacists
Pharmacy remains one of Australia’s most honest professions, according to the results of two surveys. The annual Roy Morgan Image of Professions poll of Australians aged 14 years and older, revealed pharmacists are the second most... |
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24.01.2010
Australia Day honour for Queensland pharmacist
Mackay pharmacist Karalyn Huxhagen has been honoured in the Australia Day awards with an Achievement Award for service to Queensland health and the community. //Ms Huxhagen was nominated by the Mackay Health Service District for outstanding... |
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15.10.2009
Ball set rolling on national e-health strategy
Over the next three years, the National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) will deliver key components of the National E-Health Strategy, endorsed by Australian health ministers in late 2008.//The Strategic Plan they have just released... |
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03.03.2010
Better medication management in new environment
The Rudd Government`s planned reforms should help eliminate medicines confusion for patients moving between hospital and community pharmacy, according to professor of rural and remote pharmacy at CSU in Wagga Wagga Patrick Ball. Prof Ball said the... |
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30.03.2010
Bipartisan support for pharmacy model
Federal Opposition leader Tony Abbott has reaffirmed his commitment to keep pharmacies out of supermarkets in a speech yesterday. Speaking at the Leaders Forum on economic fundamentals in Sydney, Mr Abbott said during his time as health minister in... |
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19.01.2010
Boost preventive health in pharmacies: Plunkett
Preventive health programs delivered by pharmacies will address a predicted fall in workforce participation caused by an ageing population, according to the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA).PSA president Warwick Plunkett said preventive... |
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15.03.2010
Breast cancer drug Taxotere PBS listed
A chemotherapy drug for women with early stage breast cancer has been approved for PBS listing, making Australia the first country in the world to provide a nationwide subsidy for the therapy.//Treatment with Taxotere (docetaxel) in combination with... |
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