News
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TGA teething alert
Friday | Oct 21 2016THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has acted on safety concerns about homeopathic teething products, after an alert was raised some weeks ago by the US FDA (PD 04 Oct).
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Mental health consult
Friday | Oct 21 2016MINISTER for Health Sussan Ley invites member of the community and healthcare professionals to give feedback on the draft Fifth National Mental Health Plan which has been approved by the Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council.
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WA pharmacist charged
Friday | Oct 21 2016MEDIA reports surfaced in Western Australia yesterday that a prominent Fiona Stanley Hospital pharmacist is facing charges for stealing heavy-duty opioids and using them in his car.
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MedAdvisor hospital pact
Friday | Oct 21 2016LISTED digital medication adherence platform MedAdvisor has announced an extension of its agreement with Bupa, meaning patients with the health insurer will be offered the MedAdvisor system when they are discharged from certain Healthscope hospitals.
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Travel Specials 20 Oct 16
Thursday | Oct 20 2016Free perks with Celebrity Cruises: CELEBRITY Cruises has just been awarded ‘Best Suites’ by the Australian.
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Dispensary Corner 20 Oct 16
Thursday | Oct 20 2016WOULD you let someone film you and your partner having sex for the price tag of 400 (AU$640).
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SHPA cannabis update
Thursday | Oct 20 2016THE Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has published an update on the current state of play for medicinal cannabis in Australia, summarising the various legislative moves and clinical trials underway.
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MedAdvisor raises $8m
Thursday | Oct 20 2016DIGITAL medicines adherence company MedAdvisor has successfully completed an $8 million Capital Raising.
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Adult NIP Zostavax
Thursday | Oct 20 2016THE first adult addition to the National Immunisation Program (NIP) in a decade, Zostavax, marketed in Australia by CSL's vaccine arm Seqirus, has been announced by the Department of Health.
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Anex bulletin launch
Thursday | Oct 20 2016THE Anex Bulletin, a specialty publication for workers in Australia's needle and syringe programs (NSPs), has been relaunched in electronic format.