Health Industry News
TGA video warns of risks associated with buying medicine online – July 5, 2016
A new, no-nonsense, 90-second cartoon developed by Australian medication regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), warns consumers to avoid risks associated with purchasing medications or medical devices online. The cartoon features animated “baddies” wearing masks and balaclavas, to demonstrate that not all medications available for purchase online, are legally manufactured, contain the correct dose of…
Read MoreWest Australian expert urges TGA to make codeine a prescription only treatment – July 5, 2016
As the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) considers the scheduling of pain-killing medication, codeine, Professor Stephan Schug, Director of Pain Medicine at Royal Perth Hospital and Chair of Anaesthesiology, University of Western Australia, has urged the regulator to make the medication prescription-only. Prof Schug argues codeine is a poor pain management therapy when used on its…
Read MoreFiona, 36 Active wife & mother-to-five boys who fractured four vertebrae while hiking in New Zealand, ADELAIDE
Mother-to-five boys, Fiona, 36, Adelaide, fractured four vertebrae from a fall while hiking in New Zealand on February 1, 2016 – a day after her wedding. As a result of her severe spinal injury, doctors arranged for Fiona to undergo a bone mineral density scan, which led to a subsequent diagnosis of osteoporosis. Notably, Fiona…
Read MoreCarole, 62 Retired business consultant who sustained multiple bone fractures, Glenning Valley, CENTRAL COAST NSW
Retired business consultant, Carole, 62, Glenning Valley, Central Coast NSW, was diagnosed with osteopenia – a precursor to osteoporosis or brittle bones – in 2004, just after her 50th birthday. The news came as a huge shock to Carole, who had long subscribed to a healthy diet and exercise. Carole has since sustained multiple bone…
Read MoreCarole, 62 Retired nurse, manager & active mother who sustained four bone fractures & is concerned about further fracture, CANBERRA
Since June 2015, retired nurse, government manager and active mother-to-two, Carole, 62, Canberra, has sustained four fractures and is concerned about a future riddled with ongoing broken bones. Carole endured her first fracture in June last year, when she tripped over a step and broke her arm and leg. She was subsequently immobilised for three…
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