Source: Queensland Health Immunisation Program[/caption]
Dr Sarah White[/caption]
Rory Johnston MPS[/caption]
There is often a perception that people are simply overweight due to overeating, said Mr Johnston, but there are myriad conditions and medicine classes that can cause patients to gain weight, including:
Research from the University of New South Wales National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) has shown a decline in illicit low-dose codeine use since the February rescheduling.
The report shows 14% of the 910 metropolitan-based participants in the national...
Mortality rates are four times higher for Indigenous patients with diabetes than non-Indigenous Australians, a report has found.
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report Diabetes Indicators for the Australian National Diabetes Strategy 2016-2020 has also shown that...
The Department of Social Services (DSS) has released further information to support pharmacists in their use of the Free Interpreting Service available to community pharmacies or pharmacists.
The service expansion allows pharmacists and other pharmacy staff to communicate with patients...
The winner of the first PSA Shark Tank is no minnow. SetDose has a $42 billion problem in its sights: medication and dosing errors.
To call medication and dosing errors a significant problem is an understatement. Globally, medication errors are...
PSA Self Care Fact Cards are an ideal aid to connect with your community.
The PSA Self Care Fact Cards are an invaluable resource designed to give evidence-based information to patients on common health topics. The engaging visual media breaks...
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) released an updated List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (the List).
The document, which is released annually, is part of a comprehensive program that aims to eliminate doping in professional sport.
“The publication of...
A Queensland Government inquiry has recommended allowing pharmacists to provide some low-risk prescriptions, as well as lowering the minimum patient age requirement for pharmacist-administered vaccinations to 16 years.
A parliamentary inquiry into the establishment of a pharmacy council and transfer...
Community pharmacists working within the Health Care Homes (HCH) model will have access to extensive training from October, to develop their skills in collaborative medication management services.
The training program has been developed by PSA and the Pharmacy Guild of...
Victoria has begun rolling out its SafeScript real-time prescription monitoring program, prompting many to ask: When will pharmacists see a national system?
Wading through the harrowing details of many thousands of prescription-drug related deaths, Australian coroners have been calling for...
The first PBS-listed treatment for active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis will be available immediately to some patients, after the Federal Government negotiated a compassionate access scheme.
Simponi (golimumab) will be available on the PBS from December, to patients with the debilitating...
