Headlines
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Brendan Murphy to retire
Thursday | Apr 13 2023The Secretary of the Department of Health, Brendan Murphy, (pictured) will step down effective on 06 Jul (PD breaking news).
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‘Run out of meds quick’
Thursday | Apr 13 2023CHEMIST Warehouse Director Mario Tascone has weighed in on the debate over the changes to prescribing and dispensing rules being promoted by doctors, by warning that doubling prescription lengths and increasing the amount of medicine Australians can get with each script will result in "drug shortages".
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Editor’s Choice: slip a bit of Hippy into your facial routine
Thursday | Apr 13 2023AN ENTIRE generation of 20-somethings have swapped out the nine-to-five grind and fast food for wellness retreats and plant-based diets.
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Gift of life’s baton here
Thursday | Apr 13 2023THE World Transplant Games is known as the largest sporting event for organ transplant recipients in the world.
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PSA to counsel on women’s health
Wednesday | Apr 12 2023THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia's (PSA) National President Dr Fei Sim FPS (pictured) has been appointed as a member of the just established Women's Health Advisory Council, by the Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, Ged Kearney, for ongoing support for accessible women's health.
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TWC & WorkJam for frontline agility
Wednesday | Apr 12 2023WORKJAM, a digital workplace for organisations with frontline employees yesterday announced a partnership with TerryWhite Chemmart (TWC).
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Z Software has merged
Wednesday | Apr 12 2023Z SOFTWARE, a provider of community pharmacy and healthcare software solutions, and Medi-Map, a healthcare technology company specialising in medication management, last week announced their merger to help better serve prescribers, pharmacies, healthcare providers and their patients in Australia and New Zealand.
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Pharmacy is the flu shots’ destination
Wednesday | Apr 12 2023THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia's New South Wales branch has joined with the New South Wales government and other health organisations to encourage patients across the state to get their influenza vaccine as flu season begins.
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Bayer class action starts
Tuesday | Apr 11 2023CLASS action proceedings brought against the manufacturers and distributors of Essure, a permanent female contraceptive device, have commenced in the Supreme Court of Victoria, which includes Bayer entities.
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Amcal’s best rise ahead
Tuesday | Apr 11 2023LAST week, NSW's Salamander Bay pharmacists Christian Hernandez, Liam Keating, Andrew Ratley, and Ralph Kaiko (pictured) shaved their heads as part of fundraising efforts for one of their patients Jasmin Kaschan.