Summer in the Snowys-High Education in The High Country
NewsInterpretation of Literature NSAIDs and CV risk Glitazones and CV riskCalcium and CV risk Lately the news has been full of warnings about NSAIDs, glitazones and calcium. But evidencebasedmedicine requires judicious use of current best evidence…
Pharmacist Coalition Calls For Greater Recognition of Pharmacist Roles
News14th October 2011 by PCHR The Pharmacist Coalition for Health Reform has welcomed the Labor Party Caucus Health Committee’s description of pharmacy professionals as the “vital link” in the Australian health system. Speaking at the Pharmacy…
Pharmacists Active in Supporting Consumer Care
News19 October 2011 The National President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA), Mr Grant Kardachi, said today that “the professional role of the pharmacist is critical to any patient support program.“PSA prefers an approach where…
PSA Helping Pharmacists Provide Best Mental Health Services
News16 October 2011 The release of figures showing that 29 million prescriptions were dispensed last year for mental health-related conditions is a stark reminder of the key role that pharmacists can and should play in what is widely accepted to…
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Framework Steering Committee Progress Report
News12 October 2011 The Advanced Pharmacy Practice Framework Steering Committee (APPFSC) is a profession-wide collaborative forum of 11 organisations which commenced work in March following a review of the competency standards for pharmacists. The…
PGA Newsletter Vol.1 No.23,19th October 2011
NewsThe Pharmacy Guild has rejected a report in the some Fairfax newspapers today which claims pharmacists are paid “kickbacks” to promote some prescription medicines. This is totally false.There is no legitimate comparison between the Pfizer…
PGA Newsletter Vol.1 No.22,12th October 2011
NewsThe Lung Foundation is calling on Australians to “Show Us Your Lungs!” and take lung health seriously as the gap in peoples’ perception of their lung health and the reality of their condition is of concern to medical experts and peak bodies…
2nd Update! (10/25/2011)
NewsTopic：Updates! (25th Oct) WPPF Website Updates at A Glance! Hottest News 1.Global Conference To Tackle Social Conditions That Drive Health Inequities New updates in “Country Activities”: Australia 1.PGA Newsletter Vol.1…
Wipe Out Tuberculosis in 2050
NewsThe 2011 FIP (international pharmaceutical federation) was held in Indian, which published about 400 articles. The most attractive issue was how to globally fight against tuberculosis and the roles that pharmacists should performed. About 900…
The Clinic Drugs Load Separately FDA To Remind The Pharmacist To Pay Attention
NewsThe Clinic Drugs Load Separately FDA To Remind The Pharmacist To Pay Attention Pharmacist Weekly publication news (By Ching-Yi Hsu translated) TFDA, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health, Executive Yuan, issued on September…