E-Cigarettes: any health benefits?

As usage of e-cigarettes rise and they are continually being marketed as a method to aid quitting, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has issued a statement stating there is “insufficient evidence” whether the devices helped people quit or were...

Opioid Management Therapy (OMT)

The current system in Australian for patients on OMT is a user pays system and there is currently talk to suggest that by providing a free service to patients would boost adherence.  There are reports that many patients often forego their daily treatment for other...

Can there be too many pharmacies?

And so it goes on … the public outcry to the community pharmacy regulations is under question. Whilst nearly all within the industry oppose any potential changes there are many external parties endorsing such change.  Many of those pushing for change particularly like...