PGA Newsletter – Vol.2 No.2 25th Jan. 2012
Australia25th Jan.,2012 This year Let’s Beat Bowel Cancer is launching FOBruary, a health promotion campaign aimed at reducing the number of deaths caused by bowel cancer. FOBruary calls on all Australians over the age of 50 to have an annual FOB Test…
NPS-Dangerous Drugs Online: Counterfeits and Undeclared Ingredients
Australia1 February 2012 The risks associated with self-medication have been amplified by the ability to buy prescription, non-prescription and complementary medicines as well as 'recreational' drugs online, according to an article by Dr Ben Davies in…
TFDA Kind Reminder For Not Buying Any Weight-Control Drugs Especially Within Chinese Dragon New Year
Taiwan25th Jan, 2012 Translator: Miranda Liang As the chinese Dragon New Year's coming, it's getting easier to add weight. Part of publics might think about going on diet,but the kind reminder from Department of Health(DOH) for the publics not buy…
Flu Threat Expected to Heighten as Holiday Nears
Taiwananuary 21, 2012 Three more people in Taiwan died from flu complications yesterday, raising the total number of flu-related deaths in the country since last July to 31. One of the three most recent victims was a 34-year-old Kaohsiung resident…
Antipsychotics in Focus at Offshore Refresher
Australia19 January 2012 To many pharmacists and GPs, antipsychotics are something of a mystery. But for pharmacists attending the PSA offshore Refresher Conference this year, help is at hand. Professor Andrew McLachlan, Education Director of the Refresher…
Mental Health Roadmap a Good First Step
Australia18 January 2012 The Government’s draft Ten Year Plan for Mental Health is a welcome first step in helping to address what is Australia’s third most prevalent health problem after heart disease and cancer. However, Vice-President of the…
PGA Newsletter – Vol.2 No.1 18th Jan. 2012
Australia18th January, 2012 A study by NPS in collaboration with the University of Melbourne —published in the Medical Journal of Australia — has provided new insights into how people use medicines on a daily basis and highlights that the use of…
A New Event in 2012 to Accelerate Pharmacy Business
AustraliaJan.12, 2012 The new Pharmacy Business Network event is one of the Guild’s most exciting initiatives for 2012. The Pharmacy Business Network will be held in Canberra at the National Convention Centre from 13 – 16 September 2012. It replaces…
Health Department to Step Up Flu Prevention Measures
Taiwan DOCTOR CHEN MIN-KUNG EXAMINES A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL SURNAMED SHIH AT A HOSPITAL IN GREATER TAICHUNG YESTERDAY. SHIH HAD TO SPEND FIVE DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER CATCHING THE -INFLUENZA B VIRUS. PHOTO: TSAI SHU-YUAN, TAIPEI TIMES The Department…
Public Knowledge of Medicines Needs Improvement: Poll
TaiwanMon, Jan 09, 2012 The public’s knowledge of the use of medicines still needs improvement if a policy to allow convenience stores to sell medicines is to be implemented, the Taipei City Government Department of Health said, citing the result…