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:
Two important new updates to diabetes management
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Annual gold questionnaire 2024
AGQ 2024 Contributors
Alexandra Bradshaw BPharm (Hons), MPS
Affiliate Associate Professor Juanita Breen PhD, MSc, BPharm, MPS, GradDipCommPracPharm
Caitlin Davies BPharm, AACPA, MPS
Han-Fang Hsiao-Telford BPharm (Hons), BPharmSci,...
Collaborative prescribing to improve patient outcomes
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Anticonvulsants shown not to provide low back pain benefits
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Supporting palliative care patients and carers in rural and remote areas
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From the President: Onboard with aged care
Earlier this year the outgoing Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt announced the government would allocate $345.7 million in the 2022–23 federal Budget for pharmacists in aged care.
