News
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Juvenile diabetes fail
Tuesday | Feb 21 2017MOST Australian children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes are not meeting recognised HbA1c targets, according to a new study published this week in the Medical Journal of Australia.
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Vitamin D for URTI
Tuesday | Feb 21 2017WELCOME news prior to the onset of winter cough and cold season, vitamin D supplementation has been shown to be safe and protect against acute upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) overall, according to a study published in the BMJ last week.
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Government “already acting on obesity”
Tuesday | Feb 21 2017THE government has confirmed a new focus on preventive health to be announced in the coming months, which will "give people the right tools and information to live active and healthy lives".
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Roche Bluetooth INR
Tuesday | Feb 21 2017ROCHE has released a new CoaguChek INRange system, which it says is the first Bluetooth-enabled PT/INR patient self-testing meter to measure coagulation status.
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Pharmacy thief dies
Tuesday | Feb 21 2017A man alleged to have perpetrated the armed robbery of a pharmacy in Toowoomba, Queensland has been found dead.
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AHPRA Tas closure
Tuesday | Feb 21 2017THE Hobart office of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulatory Agency will be closed from 3pm this afternoon for an official opening ceremony.
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Pharmcare website
Tuesday | Feb 21 2017THE correct website address for Medscope's Pharmcare system (PD yesterday), a console that attaches itself to the dispensing system to provide a patient-centric view of the pharmacy's dispensing activities, is www.pharmcare.com.au.
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Bubs boosts pharmacy distribution
Tuesday | Feb 21 2017ASX-LISTED organic baby food and infant formula producer Bubs Australia yesterday confirmed a major focus on the pharmacy channel, signing agreements with Sigma Pharmaceuticals nationally and Symbion in NSW and WA.
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IMS UK pharmacy warning
Tuesday | Feb 21 2017DATA analysis company IMS Health has identified 315 pharmacies across the United Kingdom that are at "high risk" of closure following recent reforms which have reduced funding.
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PSA’s new improved CPD tool
Tuesday | Feb 21 2017THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia's Continuing Professional Development planning tool for pharmacists has been improved "to be more user-friendly and responsive," with the makeover coming some months after it was launched at the PSA16 conference in Sydney (PD 04 Aug 2016).