News
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CM website launch
Friday | Apr 6 2018BLACKMORES Institute has relaunched its website which offers CPD accredited education, the latest complementary medicines research, its CM interactions guide and more, with existing users asked to reset passwords for access at blackmoresinstitute.org/forgot.
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Bod into API
Friday | Apr 6 2018AUSTRALIAN Pharmaceutical Industries will stock the full range of product made by ASX-listed natural medicines and cosmetics company Bod Australia, under a new distribution agreement which makes the items available nationally.
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Cannabis evidence
Friday | Apr 6 2018A systematic literature review published in the European Journal of Internal Medicine this month has concluded there is evidence to support the therapeutic effect of cannabis and cannabinoids.
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Dispensary Corner
Friday | Apr 6 2018
06 Apr 18IF YOU'RE planning on taking up sumo wrestling, make sure you have a men-only first aid team on hand in case of any injuries.
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Guild urges united vax front
Thursday | Apr 5 2018PHARMACY Guild executive director David Quilty has urged doctor's groups to present a united front with pharmacists to help boost influenza vaccination rates in the Australian community.
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Apotex practitioner CMs
Thursday | Apr 5 2018CANADIAN-OWNED pharmaceutical generics and complementary medicines company Apotex has announced the launch of its "Australian manufactured, evidence-based" Amplio range of practitioner-strength vitamins (pictured).
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New dermal therapy
Thursday | Apr 5 2018DERMAL Therapy has expanded its range with the addition of three new products including Anti-Ageing Hand Balm, Anti-Itch Soothing Lotion and Very Dry Skin Cream.
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Pharmacist reprimand
Thursday | Apr 5 2018A pharmacist based on the NSW North Coast has been formally reprimanded and ordered to pay 60% of court costs of the NSW Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) after a 2014 investigation into reports of large quantities of high strength opioids being ordered in the region.
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Medicines experts
Thursday | Apr 5 2018THE theme of this year's World Pharmacists Day on 25 Sep 2018 will be "Pharmacists are your medicines experts", according to Carmen Pea, president of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP).
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Alcohol and drug use
Thursday | Apr 5 2018ALCOHOL and illicit drugs are responsible for nearly one in every 20 deaths in Australia, according to new analysis from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.