Professor Nick Shaw awarded 2013 Bowl of Hygeia Award

Nov 20  2013 Reference: http://www.psa.org.au/media-releases/professor-nick-shaw-awarded-2013-bowl-of-hygeia-award Leading Queensland pharmacy figure Professor Nick Shaw has been awarded this year’s prestigious Bowl of Hygeia Award which…

WHO issues new guidance for treating children with severe acute malnutrition

NOV , 27  2013 Reference:  http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2013/severe-acute-malnutrition-20131127/en/index.html | GENEVA - WHO today released new treatment guidelines for the almost 20 million children under-five worldwide…

Queensland Graduate of the Year named

Nov , 20  2013 Reference :  http://www.psa.org.au/media-releases/queensland-graduate-of-the-year-named Scholastic achievement and a commitment to advancing the practice of pharmacy in Australia have combined to see Griffith University’s…

PSA welcomes scrapping of cap on tax deductibility for education expenses

Nov 6 ,  2013 Reference :  http://www.psa.org.au/media-releases/psa-welcomes-scrapping-of-cap-on-tax-deductibility-for-education-expenses The announcement by the Treasurer, Joe Hockey, to scrap plans to introduce a $2000 cap on tax…

Advice from the Heart Foundation on statins

Nov 01, 2013 Reference : http://www.guild.org.au/news-page/2013/11/01/advice-from-the-heart-foundation-on-statins The National Heart Foundation has issued the following media release in response to last night’s ABC Catalyst program in relation…

Pharmacy Guild welcomes scrapping of the cap

Nov 06, 2013 Reference : http://www.guild.org.au/news-page/2013/11/06/pharmacy-guild-welcomes-scrapping-of-the-cap The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has welcomed the decision of the Abbott Government to scrap the former Government’s proposed…

Children’s Panadol – Urgent Medicine Recall

Nov 25, 2013 Reference :   http://www.guild.org.au/news-page/2013/11/25/children's-panadol---urgent-medicine-recall                              Urgent Medicine…

Stop lead poisoning in children

Reference :http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2013/lead-20131018/en/index.html Oct , 18  2013 On the occasion of International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, WHO urges countries to address lead paint as a first step. Note for media…

PSA to sponsor overseas students

Oct , 01  2013 Reference :http://www.psa.org.au/media-releases/psa-to-sponsor-overseas-students The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia today announced it will in future nominate and sponsor international pharmacy students who are PSA members…

latest Community Pharmacy Services Update No 16.

Oct 14 , 2013 Reference :http://psnz.org.nz/public/home/documents/ImplementationUpdateNo16October_Final.pdf CPAMS UPDATES  FOR  ALL  PHARMACISTS, INTERNS, LOCUMS, TECHNICIANS If you are interested in providing an Anticoagulation…