15.10.2009
Top award goes to Sydney pharmacist
A Sydney pharmacist and pioneer of an innovative pharmacy practice model has become this year`s Pharmacist of the Year.//Nick Logan of Nick Logan Pharmacist Advice in Artarmon was awarded the honour at the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia`s... |
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14.12.2009
TV is dumbing down health issues
Next time you wonder why complex health issues are over-simplified in the minds of patients, you will know who to blame – television.//A four-year Australian study of more than 11,000 health-related news and current affairs stories concluded that... |
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19.10.2009
TWC and Medibank in health check alliance
The private health insurance sector is moving towards greater endorsement of pharmacy`s growing role in disease prevention with the link-up between Terry White Chemists (TWC) and Australia`s largest health fund.The pharmacy chain announced that... |
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30.09.2009
UK advice on faster access to medicines
The Australian Government must move to slash red tape in the regulation of medicines if the full potential of pharmacists is to be realised, government officials and industry leaders will hear at the Australian Self-Medication Industry (ASMI)... |
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04.06.2010
Universities set up alliance for pharmacy’s future
A new alliance between four Australian schools of pharmacy has been formed with the focus of providing further education opportunities for existing and future pharmacists. The National Alliance for Pharmacy Education (NAPE) includes the... |
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03.12.2010
US pharmacists lauded for H1N1 vaccination work
In the US where our pharmacist colleagues are credentialed to give immunisations new reports illustrate how the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic proved to be an excellent example of pharmacists being a valuable health solutions provider. Community... |
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02.09.2010
Weight loss drug increases heart risk
A new study shows overweight and obese patients taking weight-loss drug, sibutramine, have an increased risk of nonfatal cardiovascular events.Research published in the New England Journal of Medicine revealed people who took the drug had a higher... |
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03.06.2010
Weight loss drug indicated in CVD events
Pharmacists are being urged to carefully review the Product Information (PI) for the prescription weight-loss drug sibutramine, following 61 reports of suspected adverse reactions received by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).The latest... |
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07.06.2010
Woolworths drop pharmacy trademarks
With little prospect of being allowed to open a pharmacy, supermarket chain Woolworths has cancelled two trademarks - Pharmacist@Woolworths and Pharmacist at Woolworths.A spokesman for the chain told Pharmacy eNews the trademarks were now... |
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