Headlines
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Cannabis for cancer pain
Thursday | Jul 5 2018ASX-LISTED medical life sciences company Medlab Clinical reports that its clinical trial of its cannabis-based medicine, NanaBis, is on schedule with recruitment.
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ACPE ticks Aust college
Wednesday | Jul 4 2018THE USA-based Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) has granted the Australian College of Pharmacy accredited provider status for all types of continuing pharmacy education for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
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Digital health comes of age
Wednesday | Jul 4 2018AUSTRALIANS will be able to access new digital services that help them take control of their health and wellbeing following the official launch of Australia's National Digital Health Strategy - 'Safe, Seamless, and Secure: evolving health and care to meet the needs of modern Australia'.
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Mundipharma kills the pain
Wednesday | Jul 4 2018MUNDIPHARMA has added two new physical therapy devices to its pain management portfolio by acquiring the exclusive Australian and New Zealand rights to pain management device brands (pictured below) from Evomed.
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Cannabis pain challenge
Wednesday | Jul 4 2018NEW research out of the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) has thrown up a challenge to the growing belief around cannabis' analgesic properties.
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Amazon enters the fray
Tuesday | Jul 3 2018ONLINE retail giant Amazon is about to be the industry disrupter many suspected it would be, announcing plans to enter the pharmacy business.
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Pharmacist prescribing closer
Monday | Jul 2 2018A forum hosted last week by the Pharmacy Board of Australia has proposed the next steps in allowing pharmacist prescribing in Australia, including identifying legislative changes in various jurisdictions "to allow pharmacists to prescribe under relevant models".
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Sigma maps ‘clearer future’
Monday | Jul 2 2018SIGMA has opted out of an extension to its current Chemist Warehouse and My Chemist (CW/MC) distribution agreement due to expire end Jun 2019, saying the decision "provides a clearer future" for the company and shareholders.
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DDS ‘game-changer’ models
Friday | Jun 29 2018SIGMA'S Discount Drug Stores (DDS) has announced new retail concepts and technological advancements at its 11th national conference on the Gold Coast this week, concepts which are set to "change the game" for the evolution of the brand.
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TBN celebrates 38% growth
Thursday | Jun 28 2018TBN'S Jun pharmacy and health conference heard ceo Tony Rechtman (pictured with guest speaker Married At First Sight's Sarah Roza), announce that the company had recorded growth of 38% over last year, more than 17 times the industry average growth for cosmetics in Australia alone.