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Medication shortages in 2022 – what drugs will make the list?
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Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, doctors, hospital administrators and pharmacists alike were kept awake at night worrying about shortages of essential medications. According to University of Canberra, medication shortages rose 300% in Australia between 2019 and 2020. Medication shortages have been an on-going theme in the global health sector for many years however as the world […]

Got unexplained allergies or hives? Check your medication
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If you’re suffering from unexplained allergies or hives – and you’ve ruled out the usual and not-so-usual triggers –  you may want to look at the ingredients on the label of your medication. While we’re all familiar with the notion that air-born pollens, dust mites, animal hair, chemicals, certain foods as well as food additives […]

Top doctor says buying cheap HRT hormones is a waste of money
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In a recent podcast on Paul Burgess’ Functional Medicine site, leading U.S. menopause specialist, Dr Carolyn DeLucia, said that the quality of hormones used in hormone replacement therapy is the number one indicator of whether the treatment will bring about positive results. “One of the issues I have…is the quality of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy,” […]

Toxic Impurities Discovered in Anti-Smoking Drugs in Australia
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9 November 2021 The TGA has just announced (9 Nov 2021) it is urgently working with international regulatory bodies to investigate new cases of nitrosamine impurities discovered in commercially manufactured medication. This latest discovery comes after N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), and other nitrosamines, were found in blood pressure ‘sartan’ medication in July 2018. And now the impurity […]

New report finds Aged Care residents at high risk from altered medications
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A new report released by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has found that up to one-third of people living in aged care facilities have their medicines altered to aid in swallowing and that it was potentially harmful to do so in 15% to 32% of the cases. The report, Medicine Safety: Aged Care,also found that […]

How to make sodium benzoate taste better
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If you or a loved-one takes sodium benzoate for a urea disorder – or any other disorder for that matter – you’ll know how unpleasant the experience can be. The taste is offensive and leaves a lasting impression. And in the case of the elderly, it can sometimes be a very difficult task administering something […]

What to say when customers try panic buying medication

Over the past few weeks almost every pharmacy in the country has had customers trying to panic buy medication. Most of these customers are well-meaning, but they’re worried. Worried that shipments of medicine from overseas will abruptly stop, or worried that all the other panic-buyers will have already emptied pharmacy shelves when next they present […]

Why pharmacists are turning to compounders to save their bottom line

With medication shortages on the rise, community pharmacies in Australia are increasingly turning to specialist compounding chemists to help defray the time and expense associated with finding effective medication alternatives for their worried customers. According to a new survey from the Pharmaceutical Group of European Union, last year pharmacists from 82% of countries reported they […]

All you need to know about coronavirus

As the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus grows, it’s important to try and understand the disease and its potential impact. Over 4000 cases have been reported globally including 6 confirmed cases in Australia. With each new case experts are gaining greater knowledge of the disease. What are the symptoms? People with the virus might […]

Catch more zZZZ with 5-HTP

YAWN… do you wake every day feeling unrefreshed? Do you drag yourself out of bed to ply yourself with coffee in an attempt to kickstart yourself for the day? Well, you are not alone. You are part of the one in three Australians not getting enough sleep* but there is good news 5-HTP can help. […]

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