Over 50 drugs are about to hit the unavailable medicines list in Australia, joining 493 names already on the TGA’s hard-to-get drugs register. Is your pharmacy prepared for the increase in compounding scripts? While some doctors still resort to alternative
Could mental health conditions such as autism, ADHD, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, OCD and postnatal depression be controlled by analysing what we eat? One group of doctors certainly thinks so. Advanced Nutrient Therapy seeks to improve
The Dutch government yesterday announced it will begin to stockpile medicines in the face of expected shortages as well as spearhead a drive to restart wholesale manufacturing of drugs in Europe once again. Netherlands’ Minister for Medical Care, Bruno
Scientists from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand have released the intriguing findings of a small clinical trial into whether mineral-vitamin supplements can change the bacteria in the microbiome of children with ADHD. Why is this important?
Occasionally we hear a story from overseas, usually the U.S., about a compounding pharmacy supplying unsafe and dangerous medicine to patients. The picture painted is one of a careless compounder (usually unshaven with a comically shifty look in his eyes)
If you’ve been researching a solution for hair loss, you may have come across a medication that was originally developed to treat high blood pressure, sometimes called hypertension. It works well in the treatment of this condition however doctors soon
Queensland’s compounding pharmacy sector is calling on that state’s Pharmacy Council to follow in the lead of The Pharmacy Council of New South Wales and introduce a comprehensive set of guidelines for Queensland’s compounders. Matthew Bellgrove from
Like unwanted advances and too-tight shoes bought on sale, some women will find themselves, at some point in their lives, suffering the discomfort of bacterial vaginosis. Also known as gardnerella vaginitis, bacterial vaginosis is a sometimes stubborn
Administering medication to our pets is never an easy task. Our inability to break through the language barrier and communicate the importance of medication makes ‘pill-time’ a stressful time for humans and animals alike. They have no idea what we’re
Drug authorities overseas have reportedly found an impurity called N?nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) in some samples of ranitidine, a medication used to treat ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) caused by stomach acid. Australia’s Therapeutic
