News
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PSA18 Shark Tank
Tuesday | May 1 2018THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia is inviting pharmacists to submit ideas and solutions for addressing unmet clinical needs and advancing patient care and pharmacy practice, which will feature in The Shark Tank at this year's PSA18 conference in Sydney.
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Rural scholarships
Tuesday | May 1 2018FEDERAL Minister for Rural Health, Bridget McKenzie, yesterday launched the government's Health Workforce Scholarship Program, with $11m available over three years to make health services more accessible for people in country areas.
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SHPA backs TGA plan
Tuesday | May 1 2018A NEW protocol proposed by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to manage and communicate medicines shortages (PD 29 Mar) has received the support of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) in its submission to the consultation.
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Parechovirus epidemic
Tuesday | May 1 2018PAEDIATRIC infectious disease experts are seeking to raise awareness of the clinical signs of human parechovirus (HPeV) in infants, after Australia experienced its third epidemic of the infection earlier this year.
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Dispensary Corner
Tuesday | May 1 2018
01 May 18DIETITIANS generally agree that fruit is good for you, but if you were one of the 500 students recently evacuated from RMIT because of a rotting durian you might think differently.
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Sigma connects pharmacy
Monday | Apr 30 2018SIGMA Healthcare has announced a new online platform, Sigma Connect, designed to improve the ordering and account interface with its pharmacy customers so that they have more time to provide healthcare services to their customers.
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Swisse highlights prevention
Monday | Apr 30 2018SWISSE Wellness has highlighted the massive potential for Australian companies in the preventative health and complementary medicines space, in light of a greater emphasis being placed on prevention in many countries across the globe.
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New stroke hope
Monday | Apr 30 2018A MELBOURNE research trial has paved the way for improved outcomes for stroke patients.
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Dispensing nurse ban
Monday | Apr 30 2018THE Health Care Complaints Commission prosecuted a complaint against Kevin Picones, a registered nurse, before the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal, for failing to provide appropriate nursing care and maintain professional boundaries, resulting his deregistration for 12 months.