Chemo Appears Safe in Pregnancy: Research

STOCKHOLM--Treating pregnant cancer patients with powerful chemotherapy drugs appears not to harm their unborn children, but pre-term delivery to avoid subjecting them to chemotherapy does, according to a study by cancer experts on Tuesday.…

Daily Aspirin Usage Tied To Risk Of Vision Loss: Study

Reuters--Seniors who take aspirin daily are twice as likely to have late stage macular degeneration, an age-related loss of vision, than people who never take the pain reliever, according to a European study. The data does not show that aspirin…

Code of Ethics Issued

8 October  2011 The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia today issued the new PSA Code of Ethics for Pharmacists following extensive consultation with Members and other health stakeholders. Launching the code at PAC11, PSA National President…

PSA Pharmacist of the Year

7 October 2011 A West Australian hospital oncology pharmacist, who is renowned for being an enthusiastic teacher and mentor, has been named Pharmacist of the Year in the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s Excellence Awards. Michael Cain,…

Taking Collaboration A Step Futher

7 October 2011 Pharmacists had embraced the Government’s health reform agenda and its focus on collaborative care, so much so that the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia was taking the spirit of collaboration further than even the Government…

The ABC of The PBAC – How Medicines Get on The PBS

28 September 2011 For medicines to be listed on the PBS, they must first receive a positive recommendation from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee to the Minister for Health, a process that many pharmacists are not familiar with.…

PSA Reminds Pharmacists of Their Responsibilities

27 September 2011 The potential opportunities for pharmacists to increase their roles as clinicians have been given great impetus by the current health reform process, but with those opportunities come responsibilities. National President…

Mental Health In The Spotlight at PAC11

26 September 2011 Leading Australian mental health advocate and former Australian of the Year, Professor Patrick McGorry AO, will be a highlight speaker at this year’s Pharmacy Australia Congress (PAC11) in Melbourne. The treatment and management…

PGA Newsletter Vol.1 No.21,5th October 2011

The Pharmacy Guild is once again looking to reward excellence in community pharmacy through the QCPP Pharmacy of the Year competition for 2012. Entries are now open for the pharmacy awards, which provide the highest recognition of excellence…

PGA Newsletter Vol.1 No.20,28th September2011

The Pharmacy Guild and Federal Department of Health and Ageing announced a number of changes to Pharmacy Location Rules arising from a review of those rules conducted at the end of the Fourth Community Pharmacy Agreement. These changes are…