Pharmacy Daily | Dispensary Corner 23 Sep 13

Homer Simpson must be proud. A number of Pharmacy Daily readers have pointed out the inappropriateness (or otherwise) of the new abbreviated name of the former Federal Department of Health and Ageing. According to an official update from new Prime Minister Tony Abbott, the Governor-General has acted on his recommendation under Section 64 of the Constitution and officially changed the name to the simpler Department of Health. As various wits have pointed out this changes the department’s acronym from the former commonly used DoHA to just DoH - or as Homer would put it, D’oh! Priceline’s latest Annual Health Survey has revealed that most females see the pharmacist as their romance saviour - at least when it comes to runny noses during hayfever season. The poll found that 16% of people who suffer from pollenrelated allergies feel that their love lives have been negatively affected, with some confirming that the symptoms have even caused them to decline possible romantic liaisons. According to the survey, 36% of Aussies suffer from hayfever, and of those 17% suffer in silence while more than 70% use antihistamines. Over half of female respondents said they visit their pharmacist as a first port of call for advice.

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