Now a PhD candidate, former Sudanese refugee and NSW Pharmacist of the Year 
David North OAM
NSW Early Career Pharmacist of the Year Lily Pham
Professor Stephen Nicholls[/caption]
Collaborative prescribing to improve patient outcomes
The results of a study examining collaborative prescribing in Australian hospitals indicates that the practice, already successfully trialled in the US and the UK,...
Pharmacists reaffirm need to vaccinate, as flu strain mutates
Healthcare professionals have reaffirmed the importance of vaccines this flu season, after the mutation of the H3N2 strain rendered some vaccines less effective.
A spokesperson...
Anticonvulsants shown not to provide low back pain benefits
Despite an increase in anticonvulsant use for back and neck pain recently - an increase of 535% in the last 10 years - researchers...
Spending on medicines rises even as dispensing drops
Australian prescription dispensing volume is lower, but spending on PBS medicines has increased in the past two years, according to the Australian Institute of...
Pharmacists in 2023 report embraced
Pharmacists are underutilised in the Australian healthcare system and should be able to practise their skills to their full scope, says Dr Richard Di...
Intervention reduces antipsychotic use in aged care
A pharmacist-led intervention targeted towards reducing the prevalence of sedative prescription in aged care has reduced antipsychotic prescribing by 13% and that of benzodiazepines...
