News
-
Swisse study starts
Wednesday | May 24 2017SWISSE Wellness has announced that the first female participant is enrolled in the 'Swisse High Strength Cranberry supplementation for prevention of recurrent urinary tract infection trial', which is the first trial under the company's CSIRO strategic Research Agreement signed last year (PD 27 Oct 16).
-
Pharmacist advice trusted
Wednesday | May 24 2017AUSTRALIANS turn to specialist healthcare professionals for trusted advice about their or their family's wellbeing, with doctors and pharmacists coming out on top in a new Reader's Digest survey.
-
PD breaking news – Sigma to take legal action against Chemist Warehouse
Wednesday | May 24 2017Dispute over Chemist Warehouse plans to purchase certain products from alternate wholesaler.
-
Dispensary Corner 23 May 17
Tuesday | May 23 2017HERE'S a great way to celebrate a milestone - identical twins Maria Pignaton Pontin and Paulina Pignaton Pandolfi have been snapped celebrating their impending 100th birthday with a beautiful photo shoot.
-
iTherapeutics adds
Tuesday | May 23 2017PHARMACY education platform iTherapeutics has launched a number of new QCPP accredited modules, including Dimetapp, Robitussin, Nexium and Advil.
-
$2m for vaccines
Tuesday | May 23 2017THE Federal Government will provide $2 million to support global efforts to fight infectious diseases.
-
WHO gets the vote?
Tuesday | May 23 2017THE World Health Organization will have a new leader later today, with health officials from 194 countries set to vote on a new director-general for the Geneva-based agency.
-
CF treatment advance
Tuesday | May 23 2017NEW research presented overnight at the International Pharmaceutical Federation's Pharmaceutical Sciences World Congress in Stockholm has shown significant progress in a more effective cystic fibrosis treatment.
-
Workforce survey submission date
Tuesday | May 23 2017THE deadline for submission of surveys relating to the Review of Pharmacy Workforce Programs (PD 05 May) has been extended to 29 May 2017.
-
Hemp highlighted
Tuesday | May 23 2017THIS weekend's Hemp Health & Innovation Expo taking place at Sydney's Rosehill Gardens will feature a free Medicinal Cannabis Symposium, with "expert speakers from across the globe as well as a number of patients, celebrities, activists and politicians.