News
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Pregnancy products queried
Monday | May 21 2018DIETARY supplements of vitamins and minerals provide no obvious clinical benefit when taken before or during pregnancy among Australian women who are well nourished, according to new research published by the Society of Hospital Pharmacists today.
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Pharmacists strike
Monday | May 21 2018MORE than 1,000 government-employed hospital pharmacists in the Indian state of Delhi will observe a one-day 'token strike' today, protesting against a lack of opportunities and understaffing.
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Wellways workshops
Monday | May 21 2018NOT-FOR-PROFIT mental health and disability support organisation Wellways Australia is looking for groups interested in having a Well Together workshop.
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GuildLink ceo resigns
Monday | May 21 2018ROSS Gallagher, long-time head of the Pharmacy Guild's GuildLink subsidiary, has resigned from the company.
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Ministers meeting
Monday | May 21 2018THE Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting in Geneva yesterday has seen officials pledge to work "collaboratively and creatively" to tackle the rising issue of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) which kill "millions of people across the Commonwealth each year".
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EMA confirms Zinbryta decision
Monday | May 21 2018THE European Medicines Agency has finalised a review of multiple sclerosis medicine Zinbryta (daclizumab beta), confirming findings that risks associated with the drug outweigh its benefits.
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Vit D & body weight
Monday | May 21 2018SUPPLEMENTATION with vitamin D appears to confer beneficial effects on bodyweight management in type-2 diabetic patients, according to new research out of Iran published in the Malaysian Journal of Nutrition.
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Dispensary Corner
Monday | May 21 2018
21 May 18YOU never know when you're going to need to use CPR.