News
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PBAC summaries
Monday | Mar 18 2019THE Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) has published its Public Summary Documents arising from the Nov 2018 PBAC meeting.
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Ramsay aims high
Monday | Mar 18 2019AUSTRALIAN-LISTED hospital healthcare provider Ramsay Health Care (RHC) has announced its intention to become the largest healthcare provider in Europe in a presentation for UK investors delivered late last week.
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Dispensary Corner 18 Mar 19
Monday | Mar 18 2019FORGET using DNA to develop precision drugs - a Japanese company is set to deploy genetic testing technology to produce personally customised meals.
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TWC switches ad agency
Friday | Mar 15 2019TERRYWHITE Chemmart (TWC) has appointed Brisbane-based creative agency VMLY&R to manage its marketing, with the deal including retail, digital, mass media and in-store channels for the 450-strong pharmacy group.
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Pharmacists drive down admissions
Friday | Mar 15 2019CLINICAL pharmacists in a multidisciplinary team in the UK town of Croydon, south of London, have helped reduce avoidable hospital admissions under a program which sees them work together with local GPs to discuss complex patients and also receive hospital discharge referrals.
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Medlab’s NanaBis ticking boxes
Friday | Mar 15 2019LISTED Australian medical life sciences company, Medlab Clinical has announced further strong data resulting from both clinical trial and approved Special Access Scheme (SAS) use of its nano-delivery form of cannabis, NanaBis.
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Spinal manipulation
Friday | Mar 15 2019THE Chiropractic Board of Australia has banned spinal manipulation treatments for children under two years of age while a formal review of the practice is undertaken.
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Opioid substitution
Friday | Mar 15 2019GUILD Learning and Development has created a new online course titled Opioid substitution therapy: A guide for pharmacists.
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World Sleep Day
Friday | Mar 15 2019TODAY is World Sleep Day, with the Sleep Health Foundation releasing new data around Australians' sleep habits.
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Win the Webster Pak!
Friday | Mar 15 2019ATTENDEES at APP last week who were intrigued by the gigantic novelty Webster-Pak on display can actually win it for their pharmacy.