News
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Medlab nanotech statin breakthrough
Thursday | Jan 10 2019MEDLAB Clinical says preliminary results of its NanoStat (Nanocelle Atorvastatin) bioquivalence trial have shown significant improvement in drug delivery when compared to oral 20mg tablets of atorvastatin.
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DNA mapping call
Thursday | Jan 10 2019UNIVERSITY of South Australia senior lecturer in pharmacy Dr Vijay Suppiah has called for Australian pharmacists to embrace pharmacogenetic (PGx) testing to deliver medication more effectively and slash around $2.4 billion wasted each year through unsafe and ineffective drug prescriptions.
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More home-care $s
Thursday | Jan 10 2019DEMENTIA Australia has said it welcomed the rollout of an additional 10,000 new high-level home care packages, which commences this week and will support more senior Australians, including those with dementia, to remain living independently in their own homes.
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Coles’ H&B entry
Thursday | Jan 10 2019COLES has announced a new foray into pharmacy-type products with the launch of its new free quarterly health and beauty magazine, Coles Health and Beauty, available in stores immediately.
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Epi-pen heat risk
Thursday | Jan 10 2019A POLISH study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice has warned patients using epinephrine pens such as Epi-Pen not to leave their medication in a hot car or subject it to high temperatures due to resulting reduction in efficacy.
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Takeda takes Shire
Thursday | Jan 10 2019THE largest foreign acquisition by a Japanese company has now been concluded, with pharmaceutical company Takeda settling its US$84 billion acquisition of Shire Pharmaceuticals (PD 27 Apr 2018).
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New cholesterol drug
Thursday | Jan 10 2019NEWLY approved for marketing in Australia, Praluent (alirocumab), a monoclonal antibody, is second in a new class of medicines indicated for a small group of patients with high cholesterol who are difficult to treat and have high cardiac risk.
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Dispensary Corner
Thursday | Jan 10 2019
10 Jan 19PATIENTS going into hospital for an operation are generally hoping the surgeon's hands are steady and dexterous, which is why a woman received such a fright when a wild moose wandered into her room before showing her its large cumbersome hooves.
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UK pharmacy reform plan
Wednesday | Jan 9 2019A new long-term plan released by England's National Health Service has promised to explore "further efficiencies" in community pharmacy, including significant reforms to how pharmacy services are reimbursed.
