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Pharmacists have always prescribed, but they have the potential to prescribe much moreMedicine misadventure is common, reveals PSA
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has released a new report, Medicine Safety: Take Care, which highlights the extent of the unsafe use of...
Re-thinking opioids
Pharmacists can minimise opioid harm by helping patients step down.
While opioids play an important role in the management of acute pain, their widespread use...
Why we need pharmacists integrated in Aboriginal Health Services
In 2001, after 20 years as a pharmacist in Sydney, I moved to Bathurst, a regional centre in NSW’s Central West. At the pharmacy,...
Resistance movement: Pharmacy’s fight against antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been ranked as serious a threat to society as terrorism. With millions of lives at risk, and trillions in GDP...
Thousands suffering from undiagnosed type 2 diabetes
The CEO of Diabetes Australia, Professor Greg Johnson, recently called attention to the high numbers of Australians living with undiagnosed type 2 diabetes.
In a...
Kieran Baker extended interview
Pharmacists are generally resistant to working with the aged care sector. It requires around-the-clock attention to detail and on-call availability with a growing list...
