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Vitamin D – Why Can’t We Be Proactive?
Vitamin D, the “sunshine vitamin”, forms the core of one of the longest fortification stories in the nutritional sphere. New research continues to support the ever-wider benefits for the vitamin. The naysayers continue to attempt to disagree with research results. Why are we so hesitant about embracing the benefits of vitamin D to our patients?…
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NPS Media Releases – FINDING RELIABLE INFORMATION ABOUT MEDICAL TESTS: NEW INFORMATION-SHARING COLLABORATION
A new information-sharing collaboration between NPS MedicineWise and Lab Tests Online Australasia means consumers and health professionals will have access to additional, reliable information on medical tests and conditions. This initial pilot allows visitors to the NPS MedicineWise to benefit from Lab Tests Online-Au content about medical tests, while people browsing the Lab Tests Online-Au site will have access…
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PSA Media Releases – 1. World Pharmacist Day 2. Lloyd Sansom at PAC14 3. Tasmanians get 90 percent Funding
1. World Pharmacists Day, Thursday 25 September 2014 Pharmacists and pharmacy students around Australia will celebrate World Pharmacists Day on Thursday 25 September, with a series of health promotion events, health check services and fun activities. The theme of this year’s events, Access to pharmacists is access to health, aims to increase public awareness of the role…
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ASMI Media Release – Consumer behaviour expert says Australian consumers want more prescription products as OTC
24 September 2014 – Australia’s system of scheduling medicines means that Australian consumers cannot access several non-prescription medicines over-the-counter (OTC) that are available without a prescription in many other countries, says consumer behaviour expert Professor Scott Koslow. Professor Koslow will present the results of new research on consumers’ current and future potential behaviour in relation…
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NPS Media Releases – 1. Asthma Control 2. Fatigue
NEW PHARMACY PRACTICE REVIEW NOW AVAILABLE: ADDRESSING ELEMENTS FOR GOOD ASTHMA CONTROL A new NPS MedicineWise educational activity has been launched specifically for pharmacists to help people achieve better asthma control. Around 50% of people with asthma live with poor control of their condition and consider this to be normal. NPS MedicineWise clinical adviser Dr…
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R U OK Day – a conversation could change a life
Thursday 11 September is R U OK Day all around Australia. A day to start a conversation and connect with those around you to ensure their well-being. For more information go to www.ruok.org.au. The steps involved are as follows: Ask R U OK? Be specific if you are concerned. Listen without judgement or interruption and…
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Ebola, Enterovirus, Dirty Dishes and Plague (OHMS News)
If Abraham Lincoln were to describe the germ theory, I think he might have put it something like this: “You can infect some of the people all of the time, and infect all of the people some of the time; but you cannot infect all of the people all of the time.” The question, of…
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NPS Medicinewise Reappoints Debbie Rigby To The Board
Consultant pharmacist Ms Debbie Rigby has been reappointed to the NPS MedicineWise board for a third and final three-year term. NPS MedicineWise Chair Dr Janette Randall congratulated Ms Rigby and thanked her for her ongoing commitment to the work of the organisation. “Debbie has been a strong performer for NPS MedicineWise and continually demonstrates her…
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ASMI Media Releases – 1. Osteoporosis 2.Martin Bowles Congratulated
1. ASMI says osteoporosis prevalence statistics highlight importance of calcium and vitamin D for bone healt 4 September 2014 – The Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) said estimates of the number of Australians living with osteoporosis highlights the importance of preventing this chronic disease. In its report, Estimating the Prevalence of Osteoporosis in Australia,1 the…
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ARE YOUR MEDICINES HELPING OR HINDERING? BE MEDICINEWISE WEEK ANNOUNCED FOR 2014
NPS MedicineWise today announced that Be Medicinewise Week 2014 will be held from 13-19 October. Be Medicinewise Week is an annual national awareness week that promotes safer and better use of medicines to all Australians. This year is the fourth anniversary of Be MedicineWise Week. This year’s overarching theme is medication safety: ‘Are your medicines…